What are the main symptoms of neonatal cerebral palsy?

The birth of a baby represents new hope and is something that every family looks forward to. However, after birth, the child will face the persecution of many diseases, such as neonatal diseases. Among neonatal diseases, the most common one is neonatal cerebral palsy. There are many factors that cause this disease, which is related to birth trauma, intrauterine distress, asphyxia and other reasons. Therefore, during delivery, you must follow the doctor's arrangements to prevent accidents during delivery. Family members should also observe the symptoms of neonatal cerebral palsy to detect the disease early. So what are the main symptoms of neonatal cerebral palsy?

(1) Newborns or three-month-old infants are easily startled, cry incessantly, refuse to drink milk, and have difficulty sleeping.

(2) Difficulties in early feeding, chewing, drinking, and swallowing, as well as drooling and breathing disorders.

(3) Low sensory threshold is manifested as being easily startled by noise or changes in body position, and having an increased hugging reflex accompanied by crying.

(4) Normal infants shortly after birth may step alternately with their feet when standing upright due to the stepping reflex. Although it may disappear once at 3 months of age, if the child still has no signs of standing or taking steps at 3 months of age, cerebral palsy should be suspected.

(5) Babies over 100 days old are still unable to lift their heads, and their heads still sway when they straighten their backs at 4-5 months.

(6) Fist clenching: Generally, infants can clench their fists but not open them within 3 months after birth. If the thumb is still adducted and the hand cannot be opened at 4 months, cerebral palsy should be suspected.

(7) A normal baby should be able to reach out and grab objects when seeing them between 3 and 5 months old. If a baby still cannot do so after 5 months, it is suspected that the baby has cerebral palsy.

(8) Generally, babies will smile 4-6 weeks after birth and recognize people later. Children with spastic cerebral palsy have apathetic expressions, while children with athetoid cerebral palsy often look sad.

(9) Muscles are loose and unable to turn over, and movements are slow. When you touch the inner thigh of the child, or let the child's feet rest on the bed or jump up and down, the lower limbs will extend and cross.

(10) Stiffness, especially when dressing, the upper limbs are difficult to put into the cuffs; when changing diapers or washing, the thighs are difficult to extend; when wiping the palms and taking a bath, the limbs become stiff. Common signs that babies don't like taking a bath.

(11) Premature development: Children with cerebral palsy may roll over prematurely, but it is a sudden reflexive rolling over, with the whole body rolling over like a log, rather than a conscious segmental rolling over. Infants with spastic diplegia may have stiff legs before they can sit up and stand on pointe like a ballerina.

The symptoms of cerebral palsy in newborns are those introduced in the article. If a newborn is found to have abnormal symptoms, he must be examined immediately. This disease causes great harm to the patient and will affect the development of the newborn in the early stages. The disease must be treated early. The treatment of the disease is mainly rehabilitation treatment. After the disease occurs, many developmental disorders will occur. Targeted treatment measures must be taken to control the condition and prevent the disease from affecting the patient's health.