What are the causes of cerebral palsy in children?

Every woman is full of expectations for her baby after pregnancy, hoping that her baby can grow up healthy and happy. However, many women are not prepared before pregnancy and often smoke, expose to computer radiation and have bad living habits, which are particularly prone to cerebral palsy in children. This is not only irresponsible to the child, but also brings huge financial burden to the family. Let's learn about the causes of cerebral palsy in children.

What are the causes of cerebral palsy in children?

There are many causes of cerebral palsy in children, which can be summarized as follows: parents smoking, drinking, taking drugs, mother suffering from mental illness, diabetes during pregnancy, vaginal bleeding, gestational hypertension, placenta previa, threatened abortion or taking contraceptives to treat infertility, pregnancy-preserving drugs, etc.; high parity, premature birth, history of miscarriage, twins or multiple births, fetal growth retardation, intrauterine infection, intrauterine distress, placental abruption, placental dysfunction, umbilical cord around the neck, forceps delivery, long breech presentation, premature or post-term low birth weight babies, asphyxia and aspiration pneumonia after birth, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, kernicterus, intracranial hemorrhage, infection, poisoning and malnutrition, etc.

treat

1. Comprehensive rehabilitation medicine

Such as movement (sports) therapy, including gross motor skills, fine motor skills, balance and coordination training; such as crawling, purposeful identification (nose, ears, etc.), training to grasp objects, hold objects, sit up, swing, walking with support (back against the wall, facing the wall), in-situ movement (bending over to pick up objects, foot lifting training, standing on one leg, jumping on the spot), walking and running; physical therapy, including electrical nerve stimulation therapy, warm therapy, hydrotherapy; there is also occupational therapy, which is ability training, but the therapeutic effect is average. Modern medical treatment methods are as follows: ① Surgery; ② Orthotics; ③ Water, electricity, light, and sound therapy; ④ Language and communication therapy; ⑤ Motor function therapy; ⑥ ADL training.

2. Drug therapy

Oral or injection related drugs: brain neurotrophic drugs, muscle relaxants, blood circulation drugs, etc. Including drugs that build and repair brain tissue (cells), such as lecithin (including phosphatidylcholine, cephalin, sphingomyelin, etc.), which can repair brain cell membrane damage caused by trauma, bleeding, and hypoxia, protect nerve cells, accelerate the conduction of nerve excitation, and improve learning and memory functions. You can also choose drugs that can promote DNA synthesis in brain cells, promote the utilization of oxygen by brain cells, improve energy metabolism of brain cells, enhance brain function, supply various amino acids needed for brain tissue repair and regeneration, and regulate brain nerve activity, such as Gulisi (brain enzyme hydrolyzed tablets) and Spirulina tablets (capsules). The next step is to actively supplement with multiple vitamins, such as 21-Gold Vita. Hospitals with the necessary conditions can alternately choose the following injections (which have the same effect as tablets): cerebrolysin, brain polypeptide, acetylglutamine, citicoline, etc.

3. Traditional Chinese Medicine

Including acupuncture therapy (use with caution in cerebral palsy with high muscle tone), massage therapy, and traditional Chinese medicine therapy.

The above is an introduction to the causes of cerebral palsy in children. After understanding it, we know that there are generally many causes of cerebral palsy, such as women not paying attention to maintaining good eating and living habits during pregnancy or not choosing the correct delivery method during childbirth, etc., which leads to the occurrence of such diseases. In order to avoid such phenomena, both husband and wife should make adequate preparations before pregnancy.