What is cerebral palsy in children?

Cerebral palsy in children is a common disease nowadays. This kind of disease is very harmful to children's body. When children suffer from such a disease, their intelligence and language will be affected. There are many reasons for cerebral palsy in children. The factors of cerebral palsy in children are congenital. Therefore, when treating this kind of disease, it should be carried out in time. What is the matter with cerebral palsy in children?

Many people are not very clear about what cerebral palsy is in children. This requires a comprehensive understanding of this type of disease so that when treating it, we can know what kind of treatment method to choose to facilitate the patient's disease treatment.

What is cerebral palsy in children?

1. High-risk factors for cerebral palsy are discovered before, during and after birth. Such as infection during pregnancy, rubella, severe pregnancy-induced hypertension, asphyxia at birth, premature babies, severe jaundice, intracranial hemorrhage in children after birth, etc.

2. The baby has difficulty feeding after birth, such as weak sucking, weak crying or crying too much, and is easily frightened.

3. Being too quiet and having little active exercise.

4. Motor development is delayed. For example, a 3- to 4-month-old child cannot hold his head upright or lifts his head unsteadily in a prone position; at 4 months old, he still cannot support weight with his forearms, stands on tiptoes or his lower limbs are too straight or crossed.

5. Abnormal muscle tension and abnormal posture often occur, such as flexion and adduction of the fingers of both hands, clenched fists, internal rotation of the forearms, and backward tilt of the head and neck.

The above is a detailed introduction to what cerebral palsy is in children. After a child suffers from cerebral palsy, his or her body will have the above manifestations. Therefore, when the above situation occurs, parents must pay attention and have the child undergo a physical examination in time to know whether the child suffers from cerebral palsy.