What are the most effective neurotrophic drugs for children

First of all, it is necessary to be accurate. There is no "best" nutritional neuromedicine suitable for all children. Whether it works and whether it is effective or not all depends on whether it is targeted at the child's specific situation. Blindly following the trend and buying the "miracle medicine" claimed by others may put a burden on the child's liver and kidneys.

Last month, I met a mother who brought her 3-year-old premature baby for review at the outpatient clinic. She heard from parents of brain-damaged babies in the same community that mouse nerve growth factor was very effective, so she bought it and gave it to her baby for almost three months. As a result, not only did the baby's growth not improve, but she also kept crying inexplicably and there were hard lumps at the injection site. After an evaluation, it was discovered that her baby was only slightly behind in gross motor development and had no neurological damage at all. There was no need to use this kind of prescription drugs.

If the child is diagnosed with peripheral nerve injury, such as brachial plexus injury caused by birth trauma or facial paralysis caused by viral infection, the clinical feedback of using mouse nerve growth factor is indeed generally good. Of course, it must be made clear here. There are also different opinions in the academic world. Some evidence-based studies believe that it has no clear statistical difference in the benefit of central nervous system damage. Therefore, regular hospitals will not prescribe this drug casually to ordinary children with delayed brain development and poor concentration.

If the baby's neurological problems are related to nutritional deficiencies, such as long-term picky eating and lack of B vitamins, and symptoms of numbness in the hands and feet, peripheral neuritis, then a bottle of methylcobalamin and vitamin B1/B6 costing a few yuan will have the fastest and most symptomatic effect. There is no need to spend a lot of money on expensive medicines.

If it is necessary to improve cognition and memory after encephalitis or brain trauma, or during the recovery period of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, drugs that improve brain metabolism such as citicoline and oxiracetam will be more suitable. However, it should be noted that if the child himself does not have clear brain function damage, but the parents feel that the child has a "poor memory and slow learning" and feeds them randomly, it may cause the child to be overly excited, unable to sleep, and the gain is not worth the candle.

Oh, by the way, many parents have asked about DHA. In fact, it belongs to the category of health food and is not considered a drug. If the child rarely eats foods such as deep-sea fish and flax seeds, it is okay to take a daily supplement to help brain development. However, if there is definite nerve damage, it certainly cannot replace medicinal nutritional nerve preparations.

It is actually simple to say that the "good effect" of nutritional neuropharmaceuticals is always relative. Just like fertilizing crops, you must first know whether there is a nitrogen or phosphorus deficiency. If you apply it correctly, it will promote growth, and if you apply it wrongly, it will burn the seedlings. If you really need to use this kind of medicine for your baby, you should first do a neurodevelopmental assessment, cranial MRI, and necessary blood tests, clarify the problem, and then go to a doctor to make a plan. It is much more reliable than blindly searching for the "best medicine."