Patient's question:
My child was saved from oxygen deprivation during birth and is now one year old. They cannot sit or roll over. Is it possible they have cerebral palsy?Doctor's answer:
The child suffers from cerebral palsy, which typically manifests before birth or during infancy. The causes include: birth injuries, neonatal jaundice, hypoxia; premature birth, etc. The main symptoms are increased muscle tone, difficulty with abduction, and in severe cases, muscle rigidity, spasms, and joint flexion. In mild cases, fine motor skills in the hands are poor, and the heels do not touch the ground when walking. These patients often have language development and dysarthria, as well as strabismus. Approximately one-third of patients exhibit varying degrees of seizures and intellectual disabilities. Cerebral palsy causes delayed motor development. If the child remains inactive and lethargic after three months of birth, lacks crawling movements when prone, or still grips tightly with their hands at four to six months of age, or exhibits ataxic gait or scissor gait. Many drugs cannot directly penetrate the blood-brain barrier and thus lack direct therapeutic effects. Rehabilitation exercises can only improve the imitation ability of children with cerebral palsy and mild intellectual disabilities and partially enhance motor skills. These symptomatic treatments do not address the root cause. TCM Guilongnaokang can directly act on brain cells, promoting protein synthesis, combating cerebral cortex hypoxia, improving brain energy metabolism, and accelerating cerebral blood circulation. This promoting brain cell growth and development, giving hope that the child's speech, walking, and intelligence can return to normal levels. If needed, you can directly consult them.