What are the symptoms of cerebral palsy in babies under five months old?

Cerebral palsy is a congenital disease that brings heavy harm to many patients' families. The symptoms of cerebral palsy are different at different stages. So what are the symptoms of cerebral palsy in babies within five months?

1. Body weakness and decreased spontaneous movement

Hello, this is a symptom of hypotonia, which can be seen at 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. Body stiffness

Hello, this is a symptom of hypertonia, which can be seen at one month. If it persists for more than 4 months, it can be diagnosed as cerebral palsy.

3. Slow response and no response when the name is called

Hello, this is an early sign of mental retardation. It is generally believed that slow reaction at 4 months and no reaction when called at 6 months can be diagnosed as mental retardation.

4. Abnormal head circumference

Hello, head circumference is an objective indicator of brain morphological development. Children with brain damage often have abnormal head circumference.

5. Difficulty in breastfeeding

You cannot suck after giving birth, suck weakly or refuse milk, feel tired and weak after sucking, often choke and spit up milk, cannot close your mouth well, and have poor weight gain.

6. Fixed posture, the baby is very quiet after birth, the cry is weak or continuous

Hello, it is often caused by abnormal muscle tension due to brain damage, such as opisthotonos, frog position, inverted U-shaped posture, etc. It can be seen one month after birth.

7. Don’t smile

Hello, if a child cannot smile at 2 months and cannot laugh out loud at 4 months, he or she can be diagnosed with mental retardation.

8. Make a fist

Hello, if the baby cannot open his/her thumb at 4 months, or the thumb is adducted, especially on one upper limb, it has important diagnostic significance.

9. Body twist

Hello, if a baby of 3-4 months old has body twisting, it often indicates extrapyramidal system damage.

10. Unstable head

If a 4-month-old baby cannot lift his head when lying on his stomach or cannot keep his head upright when sitting, it is often an important sign of brain damage.

11. Strabismus

Hello, if a 3-4 month old baby has strabismus and poor eye movement, it may indicate the presence of brain damage.

12. Do not reach out and grab things

If your child cannot reach out and grasp objects at 4-5 months old, he may be diagnosed with mental retardation or cerebral palsy.

13. Look at your hands

Hello, if the condition still exists after 6 months, it can be considered as mental retardation.

14. Children are easily startled

Hello twitching, screaming, or fidgeting.

15. Few spontaneous movements or no movement or prone to stiffness

Your whole body is soft, your muscles are loose or your whole body is stiff, and you often jump out of the cradle.