Patient's question:
Sister-in-law's children at home are all three years old, but they still can't speak. It feels like they haven't grown much in height, and they walk in a rather clumsy and unstable manner. Everyone at home says it might be a bit of cerebral palsy.Doctor's answer:
The early symptoms of cerebral palsy in children are as follows:1. Developmental delay: Some mildly affected children with cerebral palsy can be basically or close to normal, but most children with cerebral palsy are shorter than their peers and have slower growth and development compared to normal children.
2. Language disorders: Most children with cerebral palsy may have varying degrees of language disorders, such as difficulty in expressing themselves or constructing sentences, poor pronunciation or stuttering, or aphasia (the inability to speak despite understanding others). This is particularly common in children with athetoid cerebral palsy.