Show Your Baby's Heal Healt I By DR MORRIS FISHBEIN I Editor of the tha American Medical Association i tion an and ef of ia the Ihs H. H Health Holth Infants Infanta have convulsions much more mor frequently than do adults The Tho nervous system of the child is so so sensitive that frequently an acute Infectious disease will begin with convulsions If It there is an associated rapid rise in the body temperature convulsions are more common than otherwise In ordinary convulsions the child 10 loses consciousness and nd becomes rigid Then there may be a spasmodic spas spas- medic jerking of the face and of ot the arms and legs It is of course necessary to distinguish between ordinary mild convulsions find and those which are the z of epi epi- epi- epi lepsy It Is important also to know as soon oon as possible the cause of the convulsions This can be determined determined determined deter deter- mined only by a competent doc doe tor Even he however may not be able to make a diagnosis immediately immediately immediately im im- im- im mediately since It may require several days for the disease in involved involved involved in in- to develop Nevertheless convulsions should be checked as soon as possible be because be- be cause of the tho damage they may do doto doto doto to the body It is known that warmth is quite sedative so a hot bath often otten is used to control mild convulsions Wrapping the tho baby Jn n blankets bankets and applying hot water bottles or electric pads als also will lessen the convulsions You should be certain however however however how how- ever that the tho heating equipment used is tested teste before being applied applied applied ap ap- ap- ap plied to the baby's sensitive skin because of the danger of burning In a study of of convulsions con in children hildren made some years ago it was found that tha boys and girls were affected almost equally In only one-fifth one of ot the th- cases were the tho convulsions apparently due to epilepsy It Is particularly interesting to I know that many parents have found the convulsive disorders frequently associated with constipation constipation constipation pation and that the number of fits were vere increased by meals which were unusually large or rich Parents are prone to blame all the disorders of Infancy on constipation constipation constipation con con- or on teething These however are arc rarely actual causes For this reason a diagnosis Is of greatest importance It is well established that deficIencies deficiencies deli deli- in calcium in the tho body will produce a type of ot convulsive disorder called which is in a way related to rickets occasionally occasionally occasionally occa occa- in ill fact a complication of rickets Victims of ot are promptly benefited if the doctor prescribes suitable amounts of the necessary drugs including calcium and vitamin vitamin vita vita- mm min D. D |