Patient's question:
A few days ago, my wife started bleeding at night. We quickly took her to the hospital to give birth. Unfortunately, when my wife came out of the delivery room, the baby was sent to the neonatal intensive care unit for rescue. We asked the doctor, and the doctor said that my baby had oxygen deprivation in the head and might have cerebral palsy.Doctor's answer:
Hello, the presence of cerebral palsy symptoms in infancy is often accompanied by abnormal posture and insufficient motor development. Although brain damage or abnormal brain development is non-progressive, the clinical manifestations of brain damage often change as the brain heals and develops. For example, severe neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is typically characterized by hypotonia in early infants, which gradually progresses to hypertonia. Balance dysfunction requires the infant to develop while sitting or even standing. Secondary changes such as joint contractures and spinal deformities also gradually develop. The child currently has cerebral palsy caused by hypoxia, and it is still recommended to seek early treatment in accordance with the doctor's advice.