Symptoms of mild cerebral palsy in adulthood

For milder cerebral palsy, it generally will not affect work and life after adulthood. The impact is relatively small. The walking posture may not be particularly good-looking, and it may also affect the normal development of the child, but basic life and work will be able to be competent. Of course, for newborns with cerebral palsy, we need to strengthen care and actively carry out rehabilitation training, which is also to ensure that the child can enter and integrate into society in the future.

Clinical manifestations: 1. Body weakness and decreased spontaneous movements are symptoms of hypotonia and can be seen in one month. If it persists for more than 4 months, it may be diagnosed as severe brain damage, mental retardation or muscle system disease. 2. The body becomes stiff. This is a symptom of hypertonia and can be seen in one month. If it persists for more than 4 months, it can be diagnosed as cerebral palsy. 3. Slow reaction and no response when the name is called are early manifestations of mental retardation. It is generally believed that slow reaction at 4 months and no response when the name is called at 6 months can be diagnosed as mental retardation. 4. Abnormal head circumference: Head circumference is an objective indicator of the morphological development of the brain. Children with brain damage often have abnormal head circumference. 5. Poor weight gain and inability to breastfeed. 6. Fixed posture is often caused by abnormal muscle tone due to brain damage, such as opisthotonos, frog position, inverted U-shaped posture, etc. It can be seen one month after birth.

Daily life care guides parents and other family members to properly care for the child. Daily living activities are the most basic activities for people to maintain their lives, such as eating, changing clothes, washing, going to the toilet, etc. Children with cerebral palsy often have multiple ability defects and require daily life care and training.

When changing clothes, attention should be paid to the child's body position. It is usually more convenient to undress while sitting. Choose clothes that are easy to put on and take off for the child. When changing clothes, the more seriously ill limb should be put on first and taken off last. Pay attention to cultivating children's ability to change clothes independently. Provide hygiene training for children according to their age and help them develop the habit of regular urination and defecation. As children grow older, they should be taught to inform adults before defecating, and learn how to use toilet paper and put on and take off pants.

The paralyzed limbs should be kept in a functional position, and passive or active movements should be performed to promote muscle and joint activity and improve muscle tone. It can also be combined with massage, acupuncture and physical therapy. For those with severe limb deformities, surgical correction can be considered after the age of 5. Children with language disorders should be trained according to the rules of normal language development in children. In particular, the period from 0 to 6 years old is the critical period for learning language. Children should be given rich language stimulation, encouraged to speak, correct voice abnormalities, and receive persistent language training to enhance their ability to adapt to social life.