Patient's question:
The child of my cousin was diagnosed with cerebral palsy right after birth. The doctor said that the incidence rate of cerebral palsy is very high. Please ask, what are the early symptoms of cerebral palsy in babies?Doctor's answer:
Neonatal Period: If there are feeding difficulties, such as the infant refusing to suck, weak sucking, or rejecting the breast, or feeling fatigued after sucking; if the infant shows excessive calmness, weak crying, or persistent crying; if the infant exhibits reduced spontaneous activity, increased muscle tone, general limpness, and a state of weakness; if the infant appears rigid all over, arches back, has increased muscle tone, frequently struggles out of the swaddling blanket, with the head and back bent, sometimes turning to one side, and the lower limbs rigidly moving; if the infant shows signs of being easily startled, twitching, crying out, or restlessness; if the infant exhibits abnormal postures, such as adduction and internal rotation of the upper limbs, clenched fists, etc. The patient needs to seek systematic and standardized examinations at a regular Grade-A hospital as soon as possible according to their specific condition, so that they can receive targeted treatment and recover quickly.