Misunderstandings in the treatment of neonatal cerebral palsy

The probability of deformity in newborns with cerebral palsy is still relatively high. For many families, when a newborn has cerebral palsy, they are particularly worried about their children's future life. Therefore, many families, when a newborn has cerebral palsy, want to provide comprehensive treatment so that the child can recover as soon as possible. The following content introduces the misunderstandings in the treatment of newborn cerebral palsy, so that parents can fully understand it.

Neonatal cerebral palsy refers to a disease in which the newborn suffers from brain parenchyma damage due to various reasons (such as infection, hemorrhage, trauma, etc.), resulting in non-progressive, central motor dysfunction and developing into paralysis. In severe cases, there are symptoms such as intellectual disability, epilepsy, limb convulsions, and visual, auditory, and language dysfunction.

Treatment Misunderstandings

Misconception 1: Although some parents find that their children cry for unknown reasons, eat poorly, are too quiet, and jerk when frightened before they are six months old, they simply think that their children are young and weak, and wonder if they have a cold, poor digestion, or are infected with other diseases.

Misconception 2: When parents of premature babies see that their children’s motor development in turning over, lying on their stomachs, sitting, standing, walking, etc. lags behind other normal children of the same age, they often simply assume that it is caused by premature birth and that the children will slowly recover through natural growth and development, and often adopt a "wait and see" attitude.

Misconception 3: When parents find that their children have abnormal postures during exercise, they often think that there is a problem with their children's bones and muscles, and miss the opportunity to seek medical treatment.

Misconception 4: Once a doctor diagnoses a child with cerebral palsy, parents often first seek medical treatment blindly, hoping to relieve the child's poor motor function through conventional "injections and medications." Cerebral palsy in children is a group of syndromes caused by substantial brain damage before and after birth, including motor dysfunction, mental retardation, epilepsy, aphasia, deafness, etc. If it can be discovered and intervened in time, the prognosis is basically ideal. However, if there is a misunderstanding of the disease, if treatment is not actively sought, or if the wrong medical treatment is sought, the child will be left with irreversible sequelae.

The misunderstandings in the treatment of neonatal cerebral palsy can better guide the parents of neonates with cerebral palsy to carry out the correct treatment. Therefore, as parents, we must fully understand the misunderstandings in the treatment of neonatal cerebral palsy introduced above. After fully understanding its treatment misunderstandings, choose the correct treatment method and cure your newborn with cerebral palsy as soon as possible. Through correct treatment, let the child get effective recovery.