Patient's question:
A child was found to have hypoxic brain damage at birth. The child can approximately shake their head, but always leans backward rather than forward. The neck is a bit stiff, and it seems related to brain damage. Is it possible that this is an early symptom of cerebral palsy?Doctor's answer:
Cerebral palsy is a syndrome caused by non-progressive brain damage due to certain reasons before birth, during birth, in early infancy, or in adulthood, characterized by central motor disorders and abnormal postures, which may be accompanied by intellectual retardation, recurrent seizures, abnormal sensory perception, and other abnormalities. It affects intellectual and developmental growth. The first treatment for cerebral palsy is medication, which repairs the brain through medication to control and treat the condition. Family members can also assist patients in performing special training for muscle strength recovery, such as stretching and pulling exercises. When muscles develop severe scar contractures, joints recur in various deformities and changes, and deformities appear, surgical treatment is required, and regular rehabilitation training should be conducted.