Patient's question:
The son has rarely smiled since he was born. He also had abnormal feeding. A few days ago, he was taken to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor said it was caused by cerebral palsy. I wasn't very familiar with cerebral palsy before. I want to know what causes cerebral palsy in newborns. I plan to take my son to the hospital for treatment in a few days. What causes cerebral palsy in newborns?Doctor's answer:
Infantile cerebral palsy refers to brain damage in newborns caused by various reasons (such as infection, bleeding, trauma, etc.). Infantile cerebral palsy is a disease that develops into paralysis due to non-progressive, central motor dysfunction. Severe cases may be accompanied by intellectual disability, epilepsy, limb spasms, and visual, auditory, and language dysfunction. The most common cause during childbirth is premature birth. If the birth weight is less than 2268g, the chance of cerebral palsy is higher. Other common causes include the incorrect use of forceps. Delivery trauma or hypoxia caused by difficult labor or prolonged labor. Traction on the fetus's neck during delivery can lead to hemiplegia or quadriplegia. Local trauma can cause spastic hemiplegia. For example, if the fetal head strikes the sacral promontory during difficult labor, the fetus may develop hemiplegia during maternal convulsions.