The diagnosis of "Gref syndrome" is prevalent among infants. In adults, this pathology is rare.
In this case, the definitions "symptom", "illness", "syndrome" are used in many cases, which many mistakenly perceive as identical, although they differ significantly among themselves.
Understand the terminology
Gref syndrome - in modern medical practice, diagnosis is understood as a severe neurological disease associated with bilateral paralysis of the eye muscles, which occurs due to the degenerative processes of a number of nerve cells. The syndrome requires 
for months and consecutive treatment, otherwise serious consequences for human health and life can develop.
Gref disease is identical to the concept of the syndrome.
The Gref symptom is a single manifestation of the syndrome of the same name. The symptom is that the upper eyelid lags behind its functioning from the eyeball. This is noticeable when lowering the eyeball down - the eyelid remains elevated, so that the eye does not close completely.
Causes of
The causes of Gref's syndrome are largely due to the onset of:
- complications of the period of pregnancy and labor;
- craniocerebral injury;
- infectious diseases;
- metabolic disorders of the body;
- hereditary burden.
On the photo typical manifestations of Gref syndrome in newborns
Symptoms and complaints
For Gref syndrome the following symptoms are typical:
- reflexes of the newborn are weak - the child experiences difficulties when grasping objects with hands;
- if you take your baby in your arms, you can observe that his limbs are dangling lifeless - this indicates a weak muscular system;
- baby is tormented by trembling body parts and cramps;
- formed a noticeable strabismus;
- , frequent regurgitation occurs.
Adults who suffer from this syndrome, feel a blunt, bursting cephalgia, extending to the forehead, the superciliary zone and whiskey. Pain occurs mainly in the morning, leaking against a background of nausea and vomiting. Dizziness is possible.
Patients often move on their toes because of hypertonic legs. Also, the probability of memory, attention, and thinking is very high.
Methods and objectives of diagnosis
If a diagnosis of Gref syndrome is suspected, the patient is required to consult a neurologist. The specialist will perform an analysis of the reflex features of the 
of a person if the baby is subjected to an examination - it measures the head circumference, assesses the condition of the fontanelle.
This is due to the fact that newborns suffering from this ailment exhibit pronounced symptoms, which include bulging, palpably pulsating fontanel, enlarged circumference and unclosed seams of the skull.
It is necessary to consult an ophthalmologist - the doctor will measure the fundus to determine the swelling of the optic disc.
In addition, such diagnostic measures as neurosonography, with which, it is possible to assess the state of the brain and detect the presence of pathologies, MRI.
Medical care for the baby
The therapeutic approach depends on the final diagnosis and the severity of the disease.
As part of the drug treatment program,
- drugs are used to improve the circulatory processes of the brain ;
- sedative , restoring the vegetative-vascular system;
- diuretic drugs , to eliminate the effects on the brain of the cerebrospinal fluid.
The patient should undergo a massage course, perform special gymnastics, under medical supervision;go swimming( without diving, otherwise the procedure can lead to hemorrhage).
A complicated case will require surgical intervention, which involves shunting.
A patient with Gref syndrome, after receiving an accurate diagnosis, should immediately undergo full treatment under the strictest supervision of a physician. 
With a timely treatment, taking into account all the patient's characteristics, age, stage of the disease, etc., the prognosis is usually favorable.
Of course, with advanced forms of the disease, there is less chance of an absolute recovery. The lack of timely adequate treatment predisposes to an increase in intracranial pressure associated with excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid.
In case of pathological development, the fluid migrates into the veins, because of which the child may lose hearing, vision, begin to lag behind in development, suffer from enuresis and incontinence of feces. Later, when the disease is left unattended by adults, a child may fall into a coma.
Prevention of disease
In order for this disease to not occur in a newborn baby, the expectant mother needs to fully prepare her body for childbirth.
In particular, before conception, it is important to cure all current diseases, especially disorders of the reproductive system. 
In addition, it is necessary to comply with all the rules of the pregnant women's day regimen. If a woman is diagnosed with gestosis, the woman should immediately consult a doctor and be treated under strict medical supervision. After birth, it is always necessary to closely monitor the condition of the child, to protect him from possible trauma, infection, etc.
Adult people are also susceptible to Gref syndrome, so they should remember that prevention is always better than treatment and promptly consult a doctor if there are signs of any irregularities, undergo preventive medical examinations.
The quality of life plays an important role in the prevention program, which assumes the correct distribution of work and leisure, nutrition, immunity, etc.
