Parents should remember the difference between children with cerebral palsy and normal children!

Cerebral palsy is troubling many families. It is a very serious disease, so many parents will start to worry when they see their baby has abnormal behavior, wondering if their child has cerebral palsy. So here we will introduce the differences between children with cerebral palsy and normal people.

1. Visual and hearing impairment: Compared with normal children, many children with cerebral palsy have myopia or strabismus, among which esotropia is the most common, and hearing loss is more common in athetoid cerebral palsy. Children with cerebral palsy often have difficulty distinguishing the rhythm of sounds.

2. Intellectual disability: Compared with normal children, among all children with cerebral palsy, about 1/4 have normal intelligence, about 1/2 have mild or moderate intellectual disability, and about 1/4 have severe intellectual disability.

3. Movement disorders: Compared with normal children, children with cerebral palsy have lower motor skills than normal children of the same age, and poor motor self-control. Those with mild disorders only have slightly inflexible or clumsy movements of hands and feet. Those with severe disorders cannot grasp things with their hands, walk with their feet, and some cannot even turn over, sit up, stand, or chew and swallow normally.

4. Tooth development disorder: Compared with normal children, most children with cerebral palsy have underdeveloped teeth, loose teeth, and are prone to decay. The incidence of various dental diseases is higher than that of normal children.

5. Emotional and behavioral disorders: Compared with normal children, many children with cerebral palsy, especially those with athetoid arthritis, are stubborn and willful, with large mood swings, and are sensitive and irritable. Some are even withdrawn and unsociable.

6. Paralysis is mainly manifested as movement disorders and abnormal posture. In the early clinical stage, remnants of primitive reflexes and abnormal muscle tone can be seen. Usually, the corresponding diagnosis is made after the child develops and his movements increase. After discovering abnormalities in the early stages, we must be careful not to miss the best period of development. Timely correction of abnormal posture and rehabilitation training can promote catch-up development.