Patient's question:
Recently she hasn't been working, and I accidentally overheard some colleagues gossiping, saying her baby has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. The baby cannot sit with support, cannot crawl, and cannot even walk properly. I couldn't believe it at all. The baby is so cute, how.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 with the repair and development of the brain. For example, severe neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is typically characterized by hypotonia in early infants, which gradually progresses to hypertonia. Balance dysfunction requires the development of infants even when sitting or standing. Secondary changes such as joint contractures and spinal deformities also gradually develop. It may be associated with epilepsy, intellectual disability, sensory disorders, behavioral disorders, etc.