Patient's question:
My sister's child, who will be two years old in three more months, walks on his left foot with his toes lifted off the ground, while his right foot is normal. A brain CT scan showed no abnormalities. What are the main causes that might induce pediatric cerebral palsy?Doctor's answer:
The cause of your cerebral palsy: Cerebral palsy, also known as CP, is a term for a group of disorders that affect movement, muscle tone, and posture. It is caused by damage or abnormal development in the brain that occurs before, during, or shortly after birth. It is often accompanied by epilepsy and intellectual disability, as well as language disorders and other developmental delays. Essentially, it is the term for childhood cerebral palsy. The damage typically affects the motor cortex and extrapyramidal system. The disease is directly related to brain hypoxia, infection, trauma, and bleeding, such as rubella, chickenpox, or toxoplasmosis in early pregnancy, severe infections in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, severe pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome, and pathological dystocia, among others.