Patient's question:
Please help solve this, thank you very much! My friend's son, who just turned one month old, started experiencing leg cramps. After being diagnosed with right parietal lobe calcification at Guangzhou Children's Hospital, he is now eight months old but still cannot roll over. His left leg and right leg have little strength in the waist and neck. I wonder if he will develop hemiplegia in the future? Can this condition be treated?Doctor's answer:
Cerebral palsy usually occurs before birth or during infancy. The causes include: birth injuries, neonatal jaundice, brain hypoxia; premature birth, etc. The main symptoms are increased muscle tone, difficulty with abduction, and in severe cases, muscle rigidity, contractures, and joints maintaining a flexed position. In mild cases, fine motor skills of the hands are poor, and the heels cannot touch the ground when walking. These patients often have language development and dysarthria, as well as strabismus. About one-third of patients have varying degrees of seizures and intellectual disabilities. Cerebral palsy can cause delayed motor development. If the child is still inactive and does not move much after three months of birth, and does not show crawling movements with hands and feet when prone.