What are the common symptoms of cerebral palsy?

summary

For cerebral palsy this disease we will not feel strange, many children will appear some common symptoms such as mental retardation, in the discovery of cerebral palsy after the disease is not well treated, children will always be suffering from cerebral palsy this disease, we need to pay attention to it, master some common symptoms of cerebral palsy, when found In order to do timely treatment.

What are the common symptoms of cerebral palsy?

1. Spastic type: lesions mainly in the cerebral cortex and pyramidal tract, the most common, accounting for 50% - 60%, with quadriplegia the most common, newborns can show abnormal posture, lack of light, sucking and other normal reactions. Young children show slow development in sitting up, standing up, walking and taking things. They still can't look up four months after birth, and even can't walk at the age of 3-4. Their characteristics are increased muscle tension, especially adductor muscle group, and lower limbs are more serious than upper limbs.

2. Hand foot creep type: lesions mainly in the basal tubercle of the brain, accounting for about 25%. The clinical manifestations are involuntary and aimless hand and foot movements and spontaneous movements. The distal limb is more significant than the proximal limb. Different degrees of tension and posture are produced due to emotional changes. It is aggravated during active movement and alleviated or disappeared during sleep. Reflex and muscle strength were normal.

3. Ataxia type: lesions mainly in the cerebellum, accounting for about 5%. The clinical manifestations are imbalance, uncoordinated movements, faltering gait, often accompanied by nystagmus, intermittent speech, hyporeflexia, and in severe cases, inability to sit and stand, and mental retardation.

matters needing attention

When suffering from cerebral palsy, we should pay attention to it, timely discovery can be timely treatment, in life, patients should develop good living habits, try not to let cerebral palsy this disease damage, our parents should keep a happy mood, master the changes of the disease, when found, we should immediately do treatment, try to let patients do some rehabilitation We need to train.