Symptoms of preterm infants with cerebral palsy

  Generally speaking, the symptoms of cerebral palsy in preterm infants are easy to detect because they are very different from those of normal infants. First of all, the reaction of pediatric cerebral palsy is a bit slower than normal children, and they have poor motor self-control. Some children with severe cerebral palsy cannot grasp things with their hands, cannot walk on their feet, and some cannot turn over, cannot sit up or stand voluntarily, and cannot chew and swallow normally. Secondly, there are many other impairments, such as speech and language difficulties, mental retardation, growth disorders, emotional and behavioral disorders, visual and auditory impairments, and nearly half of the children with cerebral palsy will have epilepsy.  In many hospitals, the treatment of cerebral palsy is based on medication, such as neurotrophic drugs, muscle relaxants, blood-activating drugs, and movement therapy, in which the child’s limbs are gradually moved with the help of equipment or manual techniques of the doctor. Physiotherapy and Chinese medicine are the most common treatments in clinical practice.  Some hospitals also use surgery to treat cerebral palsy. For example, hospitals that are relatively good at treating cerebral palsy have unique surgical methods, specifically targeting movement disorders, increased muscle tone, abnormal posture, language and mental retardation, and slurred speech in pediatric cerebral palsy, such as peripheral nerve narrowing, selective posterior crestal nerve root amputation, and carotid sympathetic nerve net stripping. The effectiveness of the surgery has been proven through years of clinical practice.