Diagnosis of cerebral palsy

Any parent who is concerned about the development of their child should see their GP (general practitioner, primary care physician) or a pediatrician. In the UK the first person to see would be a GP, in other countries you may be able to go straight to a pediatrician. The doctor will ask the parents about the baby's history and development characteristics. The mother's medical history during her pregnancy will also be examined.
The doctor will examine the child, observing posture, movements, muscle tone, motor skills, and checking the child's reflexes. If the child is a bit older than a baby the doctor may refer the child to an educational psychologist in order to assess his/her intellectual development.
Ruling out other conditions
Other conditions may have similar symptoms and need to be ruled out, such as a tumor or muscular dystrophy. The following tests will help the doctors carry out their diagnosis:
Blood tests
Cranial ultrasound - an ultrasound scan can help doctors see an image of the child's brain tissue
MRI (magnetic resonance image) scan - this uses nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
CT (computed tomography) scan - a series of X-rays are compiled by the computer to create a 3-D image of the baby's brain
When a child is two to three years old a more comprehensive diagnosis of cerebral palsy can usually be made. However, its severity is not usually fully assessed until the child is about four or five years old.

A diagnosis of cerebral palsy requires regular assessments of the child. The assessments are used to make comparisons and determine what the developmental needs and issues are. A comprehensive and confident diagnosis is possible after time has been taken to carefully assess and evaluate various factors several times.

Signs and Symptoms Of Cerebral Palsy

A person with cerebral palsy will generally show symptoms during the first three years of life. A child/baby with cerebral palsy may have some of the signs and symptoms below:
Achieves developmental milestones, such as crawling, walking, or speaking, later than his/her peers.
Crawls in an unusual way.
Has abnormal muscle tone - the child will slouch while sitting. Muscle tone refers to a person's automatic ability to tighten and relax muscle when required.
Has difficulty feeding and sucking.
Lies down in awkward positions.
Can be easily startled.
Favors one side of the body over the other.
Has overdeveloped or underdeveloped muscles (has floppy or stiff movements).
Has bad coordination and balance (ataxia).
Has involuntary, slow writing movements (athetosis).
Muscles are stiff and contract abnormally (spastic paralysis).
Has hearing problems.
Has problems with eyesight.
Has bladder control problems.
Has bowel movement control problems.
Has seizures.
Has problems swallowing.

Range of movements are limited.

Treatment Methods for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Children with cerebral palsy cerebral palsy is the abbreviation refers to brain parenchymal lesions in children due to various reasons (such as infection, bleeding, trauma, etc.) caused by the emergence of non-progressive, central motor dysfunction and the development of paralysis of the disease. Accompanied by severe mental retardation. Epilepsy, limbs twitch and visual, auditory, language dysfunction and other symptoms.
The clinical manifestations in children with cerebral palsy:
1, abnormal body posture
Various abnormal body postures children with cerebral palsy, cerebral palsy symptoms generally manifested as poor posture stability, in motion or at rest awkward posture, the left and right asymmetry, some severe cases of head and often not as vertical as in a normal child straight middle position, but accustomed to one side, or rocking back and forth about.
2, postural abnormalities
Cerebral Palsy Hospital, noted that postural abnormalities, such as hard thigh abduction, the bath will not easily break apart fists, feet touch the tub edge, back that is stiff vertical bow, which is children with cerebral palsy symptoms.
3, motor dysfunction
Motion poor self-control, not grasping something serious hands, feet do not walk, and some will not even stand up, sit up, will not stand, do not normally chew and swallow.
4, reduced activity, retardation
Its performance is not looked after thumb to close, not open hand, not hand grasping objects, do not laugh, do not recognize people, abnormal appearance, and this is the initial symptoms of children with cerebral palsy.
5, abnormal reflexes
What are the symptoms of children with cerebral palsy? Reflex retardation disappearance, protective reflexes or may not appear. Such as when sitting, in all directions pushing children, the children will not hand support.
Treatment of children with cerebral palsy:
1, movement therapy
Clinical type of cerebral palsy sick child is different, targeted rehabilitation, including gross motor fine motor, balance and coordination training.
2, occupational therapy and living skills training
Occupational therapy focuses more on control and intelligence to improve upper limb function and movement of daily life, which is to make the children through games and operational activities carried out in the body accidentally coordinated movement, so as to achieve the goal of life themselves, sick children through occupational therapy the ability to get action, and can prevent sensory disturbances caused by the motor function secondary to developmental disorders and to promote the development of heart and soul, in fact, learn and master a viability.
3, Physical Therapy
Cerebral palsy physical therapy, such as acupuncture, muscle excitement treatment, spa, cold fomentation like. The main purpose is to adjust the function, relieve spasms, stimulate low muscle tone and promote circulation, maintain and expand the range of motion, increase muscle strength, improving balance and gait. Many specific methods, hospitals and pediatric disease conditions according to family needs to make a choice.
4, the use of orthopedic appliances
Training of children with cerebral palsy, a brace of application is very important, such as young children with cerebral palsy spastic, because of its lower extremity posterior leg muscle spasm, not landing heel, ankle instability, flat feet are more common , you can use ankle orthosis, what selection of the orthosis, the best to the hospital please orthotists decided after examining the patient.
5, complications of treatment

And epilepsy are required to control seizures, and correction of vision, hearing, language dysfunction, according to the situation of children, improvement and development of cognitive function.

Problems of children with cerebral palsy diet

Children with cerebral palsy is a common childhood illnesses, after suffering from cerebral palsy, cerebral palsy patient's health is affected, symptoms of cerebral palsy are many, and the chance of recurrence is very high, suffering from cerebral palsy, the most important is to choose the right treatment method, but cerebral palsy patient care is very important that people pay attention to understand the symptoms. Then the parents of children with cerebral palsy diet Things to know?
Children with cerebral palsy a diet problem, vegetables and fruits contain vitamins and fiber, to keep stool, as children do not eat vegetables, you can chop rotten Cook, made dish meat bun, Cornish dumplings, pureed vegetables, soup, education Children with cerebral palsy children to develop the habit of eating vegetables.
Eating problems in children with cerebral palsy Second, the general morning, afternoon and evening eating once all conditions can increase the afternoon snack time, time to eat, you can increase appetite.
Eating problems in children with cerebral palsy three, let sunlight skin, can improve appetite, help children with cerebral palsy patient absorption.
Question four children with cerebral palsy diet, nutrition rich, to choose foods high in protein, protein is the memory of the foundation of intellectual activity and brain, thinking there is a close connection, milk, soy, eggs, yogurt, meat, etc. are rich in protein foods, but also multi-select foods high in vitamins, because vitamin A can enhance the body's resistance, and promote brain development. B vitamins can improve the body's metabolism of various types, enhanced appetite, vitamin D helps calcium absorption and utilization.
Five children with cerebral palsy eating problems, porridge, flour-based food, children eat too many patients with cerebral palsy affects omnivorous appetite, resulting in nutritional disorders.

Life, we must to cerebral palsy thorough treatment of this disease, life, people should pay attention to understand some of the issues of cerebral palsy, cerebral palsy patients should be a lot of exercise, but also pay attention to understand the common sense of cerebral palsy, cerebral palsy symptoms of people not to ignore .

Note cerebral palsy treatment

Children with cerebral palsy is one of the disease, then, children with cerebral palsy in the rehabilitation process should pay attention to?
First, the treatment of children with cerebral palsy children need to pay attention to occupational therapy and living skills training:
Occupational therapy focuses more on control and intelligence to improve upper limb function and movement of daily life, which is to make the children through games and operational activities carried out in the body accidentally coordinated movement, so as to achieve the goal of life themselves, sick children through occupational therapy the ability to get action, and can prevent sensory disturbances caused by the motor function secondary to developmental disorders and to promote the development of heart and soul.
Second, children with cerebral palsy must choose the right method of treatment, diet therapy:
Children with cerebral palsy to be easily absorbed by the patient's food, nutrition rich, to choose foods high in protein, protein is the memory of the foundation of intellectual activity and brain, thinking there is a close connection, milk, soy, eggs, yogurt, meat, etc. are protein-rich foods, but also multi-select foods high in vitamins, because vitamin A can enhance the body's resistance, and promote brain development.
Third, children with cerebral palsy treatment needs to cultivate good psychological qualities:
Cerebral palsy often accompanied by mental retardation, perception disorders, communication disorders, behavioral abnormalities and other abnormalities, a serious threat to the patient's physical and mental health and learning, in addition to the necessary treatment, cerebral palsy patient care to improve the quality of life and curb the progression is very Pivotal. Children with cerebral palsy in children because athletic ability and other aspects of difference than normal children, often have inferiority rather than interact with others, in the rehabilitation of children to do the same time, pay attention to correct the child's emotions, to correct abnormal behavior, develop social skills, enhanced confidence to overcome difficulties in children, so that children have a healthy mind, lay the foundation for future return to society.
Fourth, the physical therapy: physical therapy in children with cerebral palsy, such as hot and so cold. The main purpose is to relieve cramps, low to stimulate muscle tension, promote circulation, maintain and expand the range of motion, increase muscle strength, improving balance and gait.

Cerebral palsy should be treated as if timely treatment, may affect the rehabilitation of patients, affecting the patient's life and work study, therefore, cerebral palsy treatment must be timely, so as not to miss the best treatment time.

Early symptoms of children with cerebral palsy

Cerebral palsy generally is from the beginning of pregnancy or birth of a cerebral palsy, a disease that often begins at birth has already begun, mainly for movement disorders and abnormal posture. Cerebral Palsy is basically synonymous with children with cerebral palsy, so early discovery and treatment measures are the basic principles of treatment of children with cerebral palsy, children with cerebral palsy so early What are the symptoms? Here Xiaobian to talk about this issue in detail.

1. Children with cerebral palsy usually begins at birth, in general, if the baby was born the body is too hard or soft, there may be suffering from infantile cerebral palsy, symptoms may occur at this time there is a spontaneous movement significantly less than the normal newborn children, you can not suck or breastfeeding, weakness, seizures, easy to shock, crying faint or constant crying.
2. During tummy time lift born children can not afford the first 1-3 months, picked up when the head is not vertical, the head of the rickety appear, but may also occur within the fist thumb adduction, squinty eyes, the eye can not catch the TV, Once these symptoms could mean newborn children suffering from cerebral palsy.
3. children born of 4-5 months should be able to reach out and grab things, but not able to complete, while the left and right parts of the body of a marked asymmetry. Do not turn over or only to a rollover, when tensions within the upper income buckling fist, leg cross stretch or head back, opisthotonos, when grasping objects or hard straight after upper stretch, touching hands can not come to the midline.
The children born six months after the hand, mouth, eyes are not able to coordinate the completion of certain actions, such as not to see things caught hand to mouth, and when you help stop the lower limbs can not support or sharp enough to cross, other the child would have been able to sit for seven months, but seven months later children with cerebral palsy can not sit.

If there is one or several of the above-mentioned phenomena need to consider the newborn is not suffering from cerebral palsy, need to go to regular medical institutions and timely screening, detection of early rehabilitation and training of the future, it is possible to a large extent the improvement of symptoms of cerebral palsy.

What are the treatment of cerebral palsy treatment?

Treatment of cerebral palsy precautions need to start from several aspects, such as various aspects of surgical treatment of patients with cerebral palsy, nutritional diet therapy, speech therapy help, psychological training, which are precautions needed. Active treatment for cerebral palsy is very critical, adherence to treatment in patients with cerebral palsy believed to be too soon on like a normal life.
Cerebral Palsy Treatment Considerations The following four aspects are described in detail
1, surgical treatment method. When severe muscle contractures and joint deformities, choose orthopedic surgery, and should try to complete all required parts of orthopedic surgery at once, in order to better improve function after surgery. For lower limb muscle spasms and muscle extensive normal children, after may be selective dorsal rhizotomy. Whatever the surgery, before and after surgery the implementation of rehabilitation programs should be standardized with matching.
2, pay attention to the treatment of children with cerebral palsy nutrition. Reasonable diet regulation is, adjuvant treatment of patients with cerebral palsy points, to ensure patients daily balanced nutrition, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, help enhance physical fitness of patients, the treatment of cerebral palsy, and rehabilitation have a supporting role.
3, special education treatment for children with cerebral palsy. Pediatric Rehabilitation should also include the different level of intelligence of special education, the establishment of financial health, care and education as one of the organization is to provide children with full continuity of service very good model.
4, to cultivate good psychological quality. Children with cerebral palsy because of athletic ability and other aspects of difference than normal children, often have inferiority rather than interact with others, hospital physicians and rehabilitation of children to do the rehabilitation division in the same time, pay attention to correct the child's emotions, to correct abnormal behavior, Training social skills, confidence to overcome difficulties in children, so that children have a healthy mind, lay the foundation for future return to society.
To better cure for cerebral palsy, Beijing Erkang Baiwang Hospital with cerebral palsy expert based on years of clinical experience in the treatment of cerebral palsy international advanced technology and traditional Chinese medicine combine their respective advantages Optional, instead of the traditional disadvantages of various surgical treatment of cerebral palsy therapy, while gathering house long and Piovan exclusive treatment of cerebral palsy therapy integration, Beijing Erkang Baiwang Hospital CNSA original surgery system.
Cerebral Palsy International CNSA surgery clinic system integration advantages of the treatment system
One advantage: Typing partition recurrence
Preoperative consultation in person by the authority of experts, depending on the type of patients suffering from cerebral palsy, personal physical differences, the degree of illness and the causes of cerebral palsy and other aspects, choose different surgical treatment, according to pediatric patients with cerebral palsy personal illness actually be realized Typing and governance.
Two advantages: Minimally invasive surgery is safe and effective
Each thousands of patients after surgery clinical validation, the effect is significant, security does not relapse, severe, moderate, mild cerebral palsy children have achieved a good therapeutic effect, mild cerebral palsy in children if timely diagnosis and rehabilitation, as soon as possible entrance into the community and the collective will no longer distant.
Three advantages: a significant effect customized solutions

To develop the most appropriate surgical plan based on the individual circumstances of each cerebral palsy, comprehensive five core surgical options for different symptoms to choose the best surgical treatment, combined with sophisticated assessment system symptomatic treatment, recovery multiplier effect.