Do you know the child will also suffer from hypertension

More than 1 years old baby (a pseudonym ), the weekend was sent to the Fujian province Fuzhou children's hospital. To the hospital, the doctor her blood pressure, hypertension was as high as 130 mm hg. Beckham, hypertension, was diagnosed with encephalitis caused by.

8 year old Bob (a pseudonym), is also on the weekend was sent to the hospital. He is to go out to play when the sudden flush, frequent vomiting. After checked to the hospital diagnosed hypertensive encephalopathy, stroke.

A lot of people think, hypertension is older " patent " disease, however, the doctor reminds, the child will also have hypertension, and usually easily overlooked, misdiagnosed, resulting in delayed therapy.

Seven or eight children of secondary hypertension

Hypertension in children patients are in the minority. According to the Beijing Academy of Medical Sciences and other units of more than 2800 children aged 0-14 survey found that high blood pressure, up to 6.8%, persistent high blood pressure of about 1.29%.

" The genesis of hypertension have primary and secondary two, children who had high blood pressure, have 70%-80% belongs to secondary hypertension. " Fujian Province, Fuzhou children's Hospital Department of Internal Medicine Director Lin Dongru said, in the outpatient clinic, often examine the children of hypertensive patients.

General secondary hypertension, just find the cause, treatment in the light of the pathogeny, most can be cured. Primary hypertension is more difficult to cure.

" Essential hypertension refers to find out causes of hypertension disease. " Lin Dongru explained, " but in essential hypertension and genetic, diet, obesity has much relationship. "

Often dizzy have a headache may be hypertension

Lin Dongru said, the Lord of the hypertension symptoms were dizziness, headache, nausea and vomiting, sleep is not good, bad words will have a cramp, and younger patients even with the above symptoms, nor accurate expression, so it is easy to ignore in parents, outpatient is easy to misdiagnose, thus delaying treatment of.

" Children of hypertensive symptoms, and adult hypertension is basically the same as the. " Lin Dongru said, when hypertension development to a certain extent, affected by direct renal function, can cause abnormal heart function, heart failure and so on; may damage the central nervous system, causing a stroke, cerebral haemorrhage; will affect the child 's growth and development, resulting in the child mental concentration, attention, mental retardation and recession.

" Therefore, parents should be fully realized, the child will also have hypertension. " Lin Dongru reminds, usually children often have a headache and dizziness and other symptoms, should raise vigilance.

To remind

Periodically to children blood pressure measurement

Pediatric hypertension has a diagnostic criteria, namely normal pediatric blood pressure, systolic blood pressure, age =80+ x 2 ( mm Hg ), diastolic blood pressure and systolic blood pressure 2/3, higher systolic or diastolic blood pressure of 20 mm Hg, can be hypertension.

" If hypertension is secondary, it should actively find the cause. " Lin Dongru said, " but in primary hypertension with obesity, diet and other factors are closely related, so let the children develop good eating habits of life. "

Obese children most susceptible to hypertension, therefore, those " small fat mound " we should pay special attention to. Eat more roughage, low salt diet, the most important is to balanced nutrition, do not lead to excess nutrients.

In addition, to avoid the child excessive tension, such as the learning pressure is not too heavy, had better not watch horror films. To encourage children to take part in outdoor sports.

" I should get into the habit of regular medical check-ups. " Lin Dongru warns.