Patient's question:
What are the causes of infant cerebral palsy? Our child is a boy, and his hands keep moving involuntarily, and they also tremble. Now he is almost one year old and still cannot crawl. Is it due to calcium deficiency? Or is it low muscle tone? Is low muscle tone the same as cerebral palsy?Doctor's answer:
Premature birth and intrauterine growth restriction, although not direct causes of cerebral palsy, are significant risk factors for it. Maternal intrauterine inflammation or chorioamnionitis, as a potential risk factor, is increasingly being recognized. After evaluation by physicians and speech therapists, treatment is provided based on the type of speech disorder, including exercises for controlling activities such as the jaw, lips, tongue muscles, and soft palate, as well as training for recognition and expressive abilities.