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Suggest Remedies For A Blood Clot In Brain Of A Baby

my kid fell off the bed 1 & half feet high lost conciousness for 2-3 mins then cried for 5 mins & slept we rushed her to local area doc he asked to consult a pedriatician after coming home from there my girl vomiitted twice 1 small the second a bigger one then we moved to pedri.. he asked us to observe her for 48 hrs & notice any change of behaviour the other morning she vommitted again we now rushed her to hospital took a CT scan there was a 4mm clot on right skull we got her admitted in icu & she was under observ.. they were givin her pain killers and injected to prevent her from vomitting yesterday i got her back home but she is crying continously when awake what do ido
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Hello.

Your child seems to have an extradural bleed due to the injury. She was kept in the ICU to observe whether the size of the clot may increase due to an ongoing bleed.

Since she was discharged and allowed to be at home, I am assuming the risk of bleeding is significantly over. It may still occur though and you have to look for warning signs like vomiting, unconsciousness, drowsiness, etc.

If she is crying continuously when awake with no normal intervals when she is conscious, alert and understanding things, you need to get a repeat CT scan to look for rebleeding which may then either be managed conservatively or by surgery.

If the crying episodes are few and she has normal behaviour in between, I would suggest to wait and watch as there is not much to worry about at this stage.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Dr Geeta
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Suggest Remedies For A Blood Clot In Brain Of A Baby

Hello. Your child seems to have an extradural bleed due to the injury. She was kept in the ICU to observe whether the size of the clot may increase due to an ongoing bleed. Since she was discharged and allowed to be at home, I am assuming the risk of bleeding is significantly over. It may still occur though and you have to look for warning signs like vomiting, unconsciousness, drowsiness, etc. If she is crying continuously when awake with no normal intervals when she is conscious, alert and understanding things, you need to get a repeat CT scan to look for rebleeding which may then either be managed conservatively or by surgery. If the crying episodes are few and she has normal behaviour in between, I would suggest to wait and watch as there is not much to worry about at this stage. Hope this helps. Regards, Dr Geeta