How to detect cerebral palsy in children

When a child has cerebral palsy, or when parents discover that their child has some abnormal behaviors, such as developmental delay compared to other children, they should go to the hospital for scientific diagnosis in time. It is difficult for parents to make a definite diagnosis on their own. Go to the hospital for diagnosis in time. Once confirmed, good treatment should be given in time, and rehabilitation care and training should be carried out on a regular basis.

What are the diagnosis and treatment methods for cerebral palsy?

The diagnosis of cerebral palsy relies mainly on medical history and physical examination. The first thing to understand in the medical history is whether there are risk factors for cerebral palsy. Ask the child in detail about his or her developmental process, especially whether his or her motor development is delayed. Pay attention to the time of onset and the progression of the disease.

Children with cerebral palsy should show symptoms in infancy (motor development delay is also one of the symptoms). The more serious the condition, the earlier the abnormality will appear. Be familiar with the milestones of normal child development (such as being able to lift the head at 3 months, sit at 6 months, crawl at 7-8 months, etc.). The lesions that cause cerebral palsy are not progressive, so if a child has normal motor development as an infancy but then experiences developmental stagnation or even regression, this is caused by a progressive disease, not cerebral palsy. Children with cerebral palsy often have combined mental retardation and epilepsy, but cerebral palsy cannot be ruled out if they have normal intelligence or no epilepsy.

The physical examination focuses on the motor part of the nervous system, paying attention to posture and gait when at rest and in motion. Pay attention to whether the left and right sides of the baby are symmetrical. Find out if there are any abnormalities in muscle strength and muscle tone. Another focus of the physical examination is to check the neurological reflexes to understand whether the primitive reflexes disappear at the age when they should disappear. If they persist, it supports the diagnosis of cerebral palsy. Tendon reflexes should also be checked to identify whether the upper nerve unit is damaged. If tendon reflexes cannot be elicited or are extremely weak, the diagnosis of cerebral palsy is not supported.

Treatment of cerebral palsy:

1. Drug treatment: Drug treatment can only be used as an auxiliary method for cerebral palsy, and it cannot be used for a long time, so as to avoid adverse reactions such as reduced motor ability and accumulation of drug toxicity in children.

2. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment: Use acupuncture, massage and other traditional Chinese medicine methods to treat cerebral palsy.

3. Rehabilitation training: This is an extremely important treatment method for cerebral palsy. It can compensate for the damaged part of the brain tissue during its continuous maturation and differentiation, thereby improving the motor function of the child.

4. Surgical treatment: Surgical treatment is divided into two categories: neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery, but the risks are greater.

Experts say: The treatment of cerebral palsy is very important, and everyone should understand it seriously. They also hope that patients with cerebral palsy can actively seek treatment. The above are relatively common methods for treating cerebral palsy, but it should be noted that: the side effects of drugs on patients are relatively large, the risks of surgery are too high, and there are sequelae, and the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine treatment is slow. Therefore, more scientific and effective treatment methods are needed to treat cerebral palsy. Neural tissue repair therapy is currently a professional technology for treating cerebral palsy, and it has good results.