Child diagnosed with white matter loss

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My Nephew us diagnosed with matter loss in his brain with epelipsy . He is 1.7 yrs old and had complications during birth. He is not able to hold his neck, can't sit, doesn't make any eye contact and always humms. Is there any treatment for this can he be normal & what about life expectancy?😢

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Dr. Zeemit Hirani

Pediatrician 5 yrs exp Surat

Please get development assesment with a pediatric neurologist. Need to see the mri report & detailed history.

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Please get vision and hearing screening.

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Dr. Raktima Chakrabarti Pediatrician 28 yrs exp Gurgaon · Accepted Answer

Dr. Raktima Chakrabarti

Pediatrician 28 yrs exp Gurgaon

I am so sorry hearing about your nephew but I am very sorry to say that this cannot be normal really sad, these are symptoms of cp. generally life expectancy is also low if not there happens a miracle

Next Steps

Physiotherapy and occupational therapy

Health Tips

Practice exercises with him