Patient's question:
Just born, no discovery, all checks are healthy, could it be cerebral palsy later in life?Doctor's answer:
Can cerebral palsy be discovered later in life? Cerebral palsy typically develops before birth or during infancy, with causes including: birth injuries, neonatal jaundice, brain hypoxia, and premature birth. The main symptoms are increased muscle tone, difficulty with abduction, and in severe cases, muscle rigidity, spasms, and joint flexion. In mild cases, fine motor skills in the hands are poor, and the heels cannot touch the ground when walking. These patients often have language development and articulation disorders, as well as strabismus. Approximately one-third of patients experience varying degrees of seizures and intellectual disabilities. Cerebral palsy can lead to delayed motor development. If a child is still inactive and uncooperative three months after birth, lacks crawling movements when prone, and still has a tight grip in the hands at four to six months of age, or exhibits a (shānzhāng bùtài - agitated gait) or scissors gait, etc. Many drugs cannot directly penetrate the blood-brain barrier and thus do not produce direct therapeutic effects. Rehabilitation exercises can only improve the imitation ability of children with cerebral palsy and mild intellectual disabilities, as well as enhance some motor skills. These methods, which treat symptoms rather than the root cause, cannot solve the fundamental problem. TCM Guilongnaokang can directly act on brain cells, promoting protein synthesis, counteracting cerebral cortex hypoxia, improving brain energy metabolism, and accelerating cerebral blood circulation. This helps promote the growth and development of brain cells, giving hope that the child's speech, walking ability, and intelligence can return to normal levels.