What to look for in the rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy combined with epilepsy?

  Although cerebral palsy and epilepsy are two different diseases, cerebral palsy and epilepsy have similar etiology and pathology, and the causes of cerebral palsy may also cause epilepsy, so children with cerebral palsy have a higher incidence of epilepsy.  When cerebral palsy and epilepsy come together, not only will the child’s motor function be impaired, but intermittent seizures will also occur, making the child and parents both miserable. So, what issues should be noted in the rehabilitation treatment of children with cerebral palsy combined with epilepsy?  Once epilepsy is diagnosed, antiepileptic drugs should be taken on time under the guidance of the doctor. If the epilepsy is well controlled, the movement disorder will be improved faster; otherwise, frequent seizures will further damage the central nervous system of the child, and it will be difficult to improve the movement disorder and intellectual disability, and the progress achieved will be regressed or even lost due to recurrent epilepsy.  2, in the training process, the rehabilitation of children with combined epilepsy should be moderate in intensity to avoid overexertion and seizures.  3, good daily care to avoid respiratory infections, fever and other risk factors to induce seizures.  4. When children with cerebral palsy with combined epilepsy undergo hydrotherapy, avoid prolonged immersion, and also avoid high temperature and high humidity environment that may lead to dehydration and cause seizures, drowning and other dangers.  5. When applying medication to children with cerebral palsy combined with epilepsy, try to avoid using neuroexcitatory drugs to avoid excitement of brain neurons which may lead to increased abnormal brain discharge and induce seizures.  Children with cerebral palsy often have calcium deficiency due to imbalance in diet and outdoor activities. Calcium deficiency should be actively treated with calcium supplementation because when the blood calcium level is low, it will seriously interfere with the normal function of nerve cells and increase their excitability, making it easy for seizures to occur under weak stimulation.