Patient's question:
The child has been diagnosed with "incomplete brain development." Previous treatment history and effectiveness: Before the age of one, the child took many medications, but they would develop high fever after taking them, so they stopped. The kind of assistance desired: Does incomplete brain development have cerebral palsy? The current treatment is still in a rush...Doctor's answer:
The causes of cerebral palsy recurrence are numerous factors that may develop before birth, such as threatened miscarriage, attempts to prevent miscarriage, viral infections, pregnancy-induced hypertension, severe proteinuria, edema, drinking beer, smoking, and radiation exposure. Additionally, preterm birth (before 32 weeks) can have a significant impact on the child. Postnatal intracranial hemorrhage can lead to seizures, convulsions, and brain damage, while severe jaundice can also cause brain damage. Currently, there are over 400 known causes of cerebral palsy. The most common ones remain preterm birth, difficult labor, respiratory distress, and jaundice.Foreign studies have summarized several conditions that require special attention:
1. Having a child with cerebral palsy in the family.
2. Preterm birth.
3. Low birth weight (less than 2,000 grams).
4. Severe respiratory distress during labor, aspiration leading to intracranial hemorrhage, seizures, and jaundice.
It is important to pay attention to early symptoms in combination with the previously mentioned risk factors to make predictions. Children with cerebral palsy often have difficulty sleeping deeply, especially at night, and cry excessively. They may have weak feeding ability, in weight gain, abnormal postures, stiffness or softness in the body, poor reflexes, and delayed motor and developmental milestones. If early symptoms are detected, it is essential to seek timely medical treatment from a specialist.
Rehabilitation training includes:
1. Gently supporting the head with one hand to help the child adopt the correct posture.
2. Placing the child on their stomach to strengthen neck muscles.
3. Performing trunk twisting exercises, with one hand on the shoulder and the other on the hip, applying continuous pressure in the opposite direction.
4. Allowing the child to experience side-lying positions, which is one of the modes that can help the child learn to roll over, thereby improving their rolling ability.
5. Practicing sitting up with one-handed support.
6. Crawling exercises.
7. Language training.
8. Intellectual training.
The ultimate goal of rehabilitation training is to enable children with cerebral palsy to live alongside their peers and prevent psychological disorders.