Patient's question:
My sister's child is a premature baby, less than seven months old. Now, less than a month after birth, it has been detected with hydrocephalus. Because the baby is too small, no measures have been taken yet. My sister is very afraid that the child will develop cerebral palsy, because premature babies have a high risk of it. She is very worried.Doctor's answer:
Cerebral palsy typically occurs 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. Mild cases may show poor fine motor skills in the hands and inability to place the heels on the ground when walking. These patients often have associated language development and dysarthria, as well as strabismus. Approximately one-third of patients experience varying degrees of seizures and intellectual disabilities. Cerebral palsy leads to delayed motor development. If a child remains inactive and lethargic after three months of birth, shows no crawling movements while prone, or still grips the hands tightly at four to six months, it may exhibit symptoms such as hurried gait or scissor gait. Many drugs cannot directly penetrate the blood-brain barrier and thus lack direct therapeutic effects. Rehabilitation exercises can only improve the imitation ability of children with cerebral palsy and mild intellectual disabilities and enhance some motor skills. These symptomatic treatments do not address the root cause. TCM Guilongnaokang can directly act on brain cells, promoting protein synthesis, combating cerebral cortex hypoxia, improving brain energy metabolism, and accelerating cerebral blood circulation. This promoting brain cell growth and development, giving hope for the child to regain normal speech, walking, and intellectual functions. If needed, you can directly consult it.