When it comes to cerebral palsy, many people think of mental retardation. But in fact, cerebral palsy does not equal mental retardation, some children with cerebral palsy have the same intelligence as normal people, the reason why they behave like mental retardation is mainly because many of their behaviors are not controlled by the brain.
Of course, cerebral palsy is not incurable, and most children with cerebral palsy can be detected early and effectively intervened, and the prognosis effect will be very ideal.
The main reason why many children with cerebral palsy are becoming more and more serious and affect their children's lives is that many parents do not really understand cerebral palsy.
What is cerebral palsy in children?
Cerebral palsy, also known as cerebral palsy, refers to severe brain damage caused by various causes in a developing fetus or infant.
One in every 500 children on the mainland suffers from cerebral palsy, one of the leading diseases of childhood disability.
What are the symptoms of cerebral palsy in children?
Many people tend to understand cerebral palsy as mental retardation, in fact, whether accompanied by intellectual disability is related to the cause of cerebral palsy, and if early intervention, brain cell loss is lighter, and there will be no obvious abnormalities in intelligence.
The main symptoms of children with cerebral palsy are motor disturbances, including backward motor development, abnormal muscle tone, postural abnormalities, and various neural reflex abnormalities, such as:
Motor development is lagging behind: the various motor abilities of children are significantly behind those of the same age, including raising heads, turning over, climbing, standing, walking, grasping and other behaviors.
Abnormal muscle tone: the child's muscle tone is elevated or low, resulting in stiffness or weakness in the child's limbs, and most children will present with increased muscle tone.
Postural abnormalities: Postural abnormalities are the most prominent manifestations in children with cerebral palsy. The wrist joint and knee joints are flexed, and the walking is scissor-like gait, and the arm swing is not controlled by the will.
Abnormal nerve reflexes: tapping on a certain part of the body, unable to make corresponding limb movements in time.
What are the dangers of cerebral palsy in children?
The harm of cerebral palsy is very large, if it is not treated effectively in time, in addition to affecting the child's normal behavior and exercise, it may also cause mental retardation, epilepsy, language hearing impairment, mental behavior disorders and so on.
How to detect cerebral palsy in children in time?
To find cerebral palsy in time, it is necessary to know how children's cerebral palsy is caused, and only when the causative factors are clear can we find and intervene in time.
There are many causative factors of cerebral palsy, and according to statistics, there are roughly the following three types of causative factors according to the time of occurrence of the disease:
Prenatal factors: abnormalities such as multiple pregnancies, maternal malnutrition, gestational hypertension, and infection during pregnancy can be considered risk factors.
Factors at birth: hypoxic asphyxia or mechanical injury, such as risk factors such as fetal hypoxia and brain tissue contusion due to dystocia.
Postnatal factors: risk factors such as preterm birth, postnatal bilirubin encephalopathy, and central nervous system infection.
Children with cerebral palsy have the above pathogenic factors, but not the above pathogenic factors will necessarily lead to the occurrence of cerebral palsy.
When there are high-risk factors for newborns, parents must take the initiative to consult a doctor, and after the pediatrician evaluates the risk, take appropriate interventions.
Children who do not have the above risk factors need to pay more attention to the child's condition in feeding, such as finding that the child has full body stiffness, frequent stiffness, abnormal posture, frequent screaming and crying, etc., need to seek medical treatment in time to achieve early diagnosis and early treatment.
How is cerebral palsy treated in children?
When a child is diagnosed with cerebral palsy, there is no need to despair. Infants and young children have the most rapid brain development and the strongest plasticity before the age of 2 years. If brain cells are repaired in time during this time, the prognosis of the disease can be maximally improved.
At present, the main treatment for cerebral palsy is a combination of functional training, surgery and drugs.
Functional training: It is the most important treatment method for children with cerebral palsy, mainly including physical training, skill training and language training.
Physical training is the training of most of the child's body, such as sitting, turning over, climbing, etc. Using mechanical and physical means, the child's abnormal posture is trained to induce his normal motor development.
Skill training is to train the function of the child's upper and lower limbs and improve the child's self-care ability.
Language training is to train children to speak, chew, swallow and other functions to alleviate children's language disorders. Of course, if there is a hearing and vision impairment, it is also necessary to carry out timely training.
Surgery: The purpose of surgical treatment is to correct the malformations of children with cerebral palsy, and it is mainly used for the treatment of children with spastic cerebral palsy.
Drugs: There are currently no specific drugs specifically for cerebral palsy, and drug treatment is also aimed at treating some of the symptoms of children.
Cerebral palsy treatment is a long-term process, and most of the treatment also needs to rely on parents to carry out daily rehabilitation training for children, so parents must have confidence and patience, master relevant treatment methods, and adhere to long-term treatment of children.
Is cerebral palsy preventable in children?
There are many causative factors of cerebral palsy, and there are some children with cerebral palsy who do not have obvious causes, but if we can ensure that pregnant women are nutritionally reasonable during pregnancy, prevent infection, eliminate bad habits, reduce the use of drugs, and regular obstetric examinations, we can minimize the incidence of many diseases in the fetus, including cerebral palsy.