Patient's question:
When the baby was just born, it didn't cry much, didn't drink milk much, had very little strength, its eyes wouldn't follow objects, its expressions were simple, it always tilted its head backward, and its development was slow. The baby also couldn't grasp things with its hands. It was very strange. The baby was taken to the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor said the baby had cerebral palsy. What is pediatric cerebral palsy?Doctor's answer:
Hello, the characteristics of cerebral palsy include reduced movement in the affected limb, persistent clenched fist, absent reflexes, and flexed forearm in a pronated position. The gait is slow. In some patients, the affected limb may initially show low muscle tone, which later progresses to paralysis. This type is often accompanied by intellectual disability and epilepsy. The principle of cerebral palsy treatment is early diagnosis, early intervention, promoting normal motor development, and inhibiting abnormal motor patterns. Depending on the developmental stage, progress should be gradual and persistent, requiring active participation from the parents of affected children and close cooperation with healthcare professionals to enable the children to care for their daily lives independently.