The 5 most common causes of convulsions in a baby in the 1st 28 days of life

1- Decreased oxygen to brain tissue :

After failure of resuscitation after delivery 

 

2- Cerebral stroke ( mostly thrombosis) leading to infarction 

What is moro reflex , when it diseppears ?

Moro reflex is one of the simple reflexes that can be made by the examiner or by the mother , the question here is what positive or negative moro reflex means , how it is done ? . First I will begin with the stimulus ( action made stimulate the appearance of moro reflex in the child .