Early symptoms of cerebral palsy in children and methods of treating cerebral palsy in children

For parents, once they find that their children have symptoms of cerebral palsy, they should take immediate measures to treat them. Generally speaking, children will show the following symptoms in the early stages after suffering from cerebral palsy.

Symptoms of cerebral palsy in children:

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. 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.

4. Fixed posture: 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.

5. Poor weight gain and inability to breastfeed.

6. Strabismus: If a 3-4 month old baby has strabismus and poor eye movement, it may indicate the presence of brain damage.

Treatment for cerebral palsy in children:

1. Psychotherapy. Children are relatively young, but they can also receive psychological treatment. Children with this disorder often have emotional disorders, abnormal behavior, and cognitive impairment. In view of the psychological barriers of children with cerebral palsy, we should respect patients in comprehensive treatment, listen carefully, understand, comfort and encourage them, and stimulate their active participation while correcting their limb dysfunction. Improving the therapeutic training effect is also a treatment method for cerebral palsy. Health education should be provided to improve the psychological state of children. We should actively communicate with them, gradually overcome their paranoia and dependence, establish independence, self-confidence, strength and upward confidence, cultivate their self-care ability, and enable them to adapt to society.

2. Physical therapy: Children with cerebral palsy receive physical therapy, such as electroacupuncture, muscle stimulation therapy device, hydrotherapy, hot and cold compresses, etc. The main purpose is to regulate function, relieve contracture, stimulate low muscle tone, promote circulation, maintain and expand joint mobility, increase muscle strength, and thus improve balance and gait.

3. Use of orthopedic devices: In the training of children with cerebral palsy, the use of braces is very important. For example, young children with syntrophic cerebral palsy have spasms in the posterior calf muscles of their lower limbs, which makes the heels unable to touch the ground, and their ankle joints are unstable and have flat feet. Foot and ankle orthopedic braces can be used.

4. Exercise therapy: According to the different clinical classifications of atrophic cerebral palsy, targeted training is carried out, including training in gross motor skills, fine motor skills, balance and coordination. Build confidence in overcoming difficulties, give children a healthy mentality, and lay a good foundation for their future return to society.