Symptoms of cerebral palsy in seven-month-old babies

The body of a seven-month-old baby with cerebral palsy is gradually growing and developing, and will gradually show certain symptoms of cerebral palsy. For example, the baby's body is relatively hard or relatively soft, the baby's ability to reach out and grab things is abnormal, the baby cannot use his hands to grab things, will not turn over, or can only turn over on one side, etc. In addition, if the child has incoordination of hands, feet and eyes, this may be caused by cerebral palsy.

Symptoms of cerebral palsy in seven-month-old babies

1. The early symptoms of cerebral palsy in children are related to the degree of brain damage

When the developing brain is damaged, corresponding symptoms will inevitably occur. The initial symptoms of cerebral palsy in children are related to the degree of brain damage. If the brain damage is mild, the symptoms will occur late and be mild; if the brain damage is severe, the symptoms will occur early and be severe, and multiple symptoms often exist in combination. The more initial symptoms of cerebral palsy a child has and the longer they last, the greater the possibility of developing cerebral palsy.

2. The seven-month-old baby’s body is too hard or too soft

Decreased movements, inability to suck or weak breastfeeding, seizures, easy to startle, weak crying or continuous crying. The child cannot raise his head when lying in the prone position, and his head cannot be upright when held up. The early symptoms of cerebral palsy in children include clenching fists, thumbs adducted, strabismus, and inability to track eyes.

3. Do not reach out and grab things

When a seven-month-old baby is four or five months old, he cannot stretch out his hands to grasp objects or there is a difference between left and right, he cannot turn over or only turns over to one side. When he is nervous, his upper limbs are flexed, adducted and clenched into fists, his lower limbs are crossed and extended or his head is tilted back or opisthotonos. When grasping objects, his upper limbs are stiff or extended backwards, and his hands cannot touch the midline.

4. Incoordination between hands, mouth and eyes

The seven-month-old baby with cerebral palsy has uncoordinated hands, mouth and eyes. He cannot grab things he sees and put them into his mouth. When standing, his lower limbs cannot support himself or his feet are crossed, and he cannot sit.

The symptoms of cerebral palsy in babies will gradually change over time. If parents can grasp the opportunity to treat cerebral palsy early, they can prevent their children from suffering more harm due to cerebral palsy attacks. In real life, once parents discover that their children have symptoms of cerebral palsy, they should seize the opportunity and start treatment for cerebral palsy as early as possible to prevent their children from suffering greater harm.