What tests are done to confirm pediatric cerebral palsy

  Cerebral palsy is a disease that most often suffers from a newborn baby, causing serious damage to the patient’s physical and mental health and affecting the patient’s normal life, we must remain vigilant, parents should know about cerebral palsy in children, tests that can accurately determine whether the child is suffering from cerebral palsy, so that the patient can get good treatment.  So, what tests should be done to confirm the condition of pediatric cerebral palsy?  1. Routine blood, urine and stool examination and biochemical electrolyte examination for newborns.  2. Prenatal amniotic fluid genetic, chromosomal and immunological examinations for advanced maternal age.  3.Blood type examination of mother and newborn, qualitative bilirubin test, quantitative serum total bilirubin.  4.Electroencephalogram (EEG) Since there are more cases of cerebral palsy combined with epilepsy, EEG should be routinely performed to exclude this comorbidity. Common abnormalities include slowed background activity, restricted slow wave foci, or epileptiform discharges.  5. IQ measurement is used to evaluate intelligence and social adaptation and to determine whether the child is mentally retarded.  6.Cranial CT is mainly used to clarify the presence of organic lesions and lesion sites. Common abnormalities include extensive brain atrophy, brain softening and white matter dysplasia. For some cases, it can be used to suggest the cause of the disease, such as congenital brain development malformation, intrauterine infection, etc.  7.Evoked potentials can be done in children suspected of having abnormal visual and auditory functions to detect abnormalities early and to intervene in time.  What tests should be done to confirm the condition of pediatric cerebral palsy? Through the above detailed introduction, I believe you have a certain understanding of the examination of pediatric cerebral palsy. Pediatric cerebral palsy is a very dangerous disease. Once the symptoms of pediatric cerebral palsy appear, the condition of the patient with cerebral palsy must be determined, which is conducive to the timely treatment of the patient.