Infant cerebral palsy symptoms

Cerebral palsy refers to the central motor disorders and postural abnormalities caused by non-progressive brain injury and its developmental defects from before to after birth, accompanied by mental retardation, epilepsy, perceptual disorders, language and mental behavior abnormalities. The main manifestation of cerebral palsy is abnormal motor development, mainly the backward motor development, change of muscle tone, abnormal posture and abnormal neurological reflexes, some normal protective movements of these infants with cerebral palsy are not available, such as tilting the trunk to the left and right when in the upright position at 4 months old, the head can maintain a neutral position, when the child is held into a sitting position at 4 or 5 months old, the upper limbs can be extended when the trunk is suddenly tilted to one side At 8~9 months old, the child can induce the “parachute reflex”. There are many clinical types of cerebral palsy, the more common ones are spastic type, which is characterized by increased muscle tone and limited limb movement, accounting for 60-70% of all children. The tardive dyskinesia type accounts for about 20% of the cases and is mainly characterized by involuntary movements that are difficult to control with the will. Other rare types are tonic, ataxic, tremulous, hypotonic, etc. In addition to the above, children with cerebral palsy may have mental retardation, epilepsy, eye disorders, etc. The diagnosis of cerebral palsy is based on history and physical examination. Neurological imaging can reveal any abnormalities in the cranial structures, which may be helpful in determining the cause and prognosis of cerebral palsy.