Patient's question:
3 years ago, a friend of mine had a baby boy, but the baby was always weak when feeding, had difficulty swallowing, and had a very faint cry or intermittent screams. Now the baby is three years old, and he always walks weakly, often falls down. When his father calls him, he rarely responds. My friend is worried that he might have cerebral palsy.What kind of help is desired: In general, what are the symptoms of cerebral palsy in children?
Doctor's answer:
Many cerebral palsy patients may have intellectual disabilities, joint developmental deformities, language disorders, or limb weakness, among other issues.1. Approximately two-thirds or more of the children have intellectual delays, with about one-fourth being severely intellectually delayed. Those with severe pain-type quadriplegia and rigid-type cerebral palsy have even worse intellectual function. The rare cases of severe intellectual impairment are seen in children with athetoid cerebral palsy.
2. Bone and joint developmental deformities: Common lower limb deformities include pelvic tilt, hip dysplasia, hip dislocation or semimembranous tendon injury, hip adduction, hip flexion and internal rotation, knee flexion, varus knee, valgus knee, foot drop, foot eversion, foot inversion, equinus foot deformity, and scoliosis, among others.