Why do children with cerebral palsy exist?

People should be more familiar with cerebral palsy, which is mostly common in children. There are many causes, such as parents smoking and drinking too much when the child is still a fetus, or it may be caused by genetic reasons. Many people have questions about why there are children with cerebral palsy. Below we will introduce in detail why there are children with cerebral palsy.

There are many causes of cerebral palsy in children, which can be summarized as follows:

Parents smoke, drink, and take drugs, the mother suffers from mental illness, suffers from diabetes during pregnancy, vaginal bleeding, gestational hypertension, placenta previa and threatened abortion, or takes contraceptives to treat infertility, pregnancy-preserving drugs, etc., high birth frequency, premature birth, history of abortion, multiple births or twins, etc., fetal growth retardation, intrauterine infection, intrauterine distress, placental abruption, placental dysfunction, umbilical cord around the neck, prenatal delivery, long labor and delivery process, premature or post-term babies, low birth weight babies, asphyxia and aspiration pneumonia after birth, hypoxia, ischemic encephalopathy and jaundice, intracranial hemorrhage, infection, poisoning and malnutrition, etc.

Symptoms of cerebral palsy in children include movement disorders, posture disorders, language disorders, visual and auditory disorders, growth and development disorders, dental development disorders, oral and facial dysfunction, emotional and behavioral disorders, and epilepsy. Children with cerebral palsy mostly suffer from a series of symptoms caused by brain cell damage due to brain deprivation for various reasons at birth. The earlier the treatment, the fewer the sequelae. Acupuncture, massage, and nerve nourishing drugs can be used as comprehensive treatments.

Parents should pay attention to their children's motor development. If a 3- to 4-month-old child cannot hold his head upright or lifts his head unsteadily in a prone position, and experts suggest that if a 4-month-old child is still unable to support weight with his forearms, stands on tiptoes, or has lower limbs that are too straight or crossed, then these symptoms may be caused by cerebral palsy and require prompt diagnosis and treatment. Six months is the critical age for discovering cerebral palsy. If parents find that their child has abnormal body postures, such as asymmetrical movements of the left and right hands, the hands are always clenched into fists, and they cannot grab things, etc., they should take the child to a professional hospital for examination. Once the early signs of cerebral palsy are found, please be sure to start rehabilitation treatment as soon as possible.