cerebral palsy in children causes, types, symptoms and treatment
73What is cerebral palsy?
What is Cerebral Palsy in children and what are the causes, types, symptoms and treatment. Here in this article I will cover all these aspects, hope it will help you.
Cerebral palsy definition
Is a motor disorder associated with brain damage and appears in the form of paralysis or weakness or lack of balance and motor happen in the earliest stages of life and is not contagious.
It is also motor disorders that occur in early childhood of human life which is not contagious.
Types of cerebral palsy in children:
First: cerebral palsy symptoms - the types according to external appearance (classification Holhan and Kaufman):
1 - longitudinal paraplegia.
2 - Paraplegia accidental.
3 - paralysis of the Parties.
4 - paraplegia bottom (Alrgele). Signed
5 - Triple paralysis.
6 - total paralysis.
II: types of cerebral palsy in children according to the severity of injury:
1 - paralysis simple: cerebral palsy symptoms of this type are: the patient can walk and take care of himself.
2 - paralysis of the Mediterranean: motor development is very slow and the patient can walk by the utilities.
3 - severe paralysis: one can not take care of himself and can not walk or talk.
III: types of cerebral palsy according to mental impairment
General classification of the American Academy of cerebral palsy:
1 - spastic cerebral palsy.
2 - Cerebral Palsy quartet.
3 - Cerebral Palsy bottom.
4 - Cerebral Palsy Migraine.
5 - Cerebral Palsy torsional.
Infantile cerebral palsy causes:
First causes: the reasons for a pre-birth:
1 - lack of oxygen in the blood of the mother dreamer.
2 - infected pregnant mother is different infections and diseases.
3 - the mother bird poisoning pregnant.
4 - RH factor incompatibility Alraizisie between the mother's blood and the blood of the child.
5 - the health status of pregnant mothers and malnourished.
6 - taking the medications and drugs without consulting a doctor, as well as smoking and drug use.
Second cerebral palsy causes: The stage-related causes during childbirth:
1 - the baby's head injuries during childbirth.
2 - birth insolvent and the lack of oxygen.
3 - blockage of the airway when the baby after birth.
4 - an increase in internal brain of the child during the birth process.
III: cerebral palsy causes for a pre-birth:
1 - the fall of the child on the head from a high place.
2 - exposure to accidents and injuries in the head.
3 - a child disease meningitis or encephalitis.
4 - Heavy metals such as lead poisoning and mercury or inhalation of toxic gases.
5 - expose the child to choke or low blood sugar.
6 - a child mental or brain tumors.
Cerebral palsy treatment and prevention in children:
First: primary treatment and prevention:
1 - to provide public health care for pregnant mothers before birth with the appropriate attention to nutrition and the need to measure the necessary medical tests.
2 - immunization of pregnant mothers against viral diseases.
3 - Provide the necessary medical guidelines for pregnant mothers.
4 - Carrying out genetic tests on the RH factor before marriage.
5 - to spare the pregnant mother of obstructed labor.
II: secondary cerebral palsy treatment and prevention:
1 - to provide continuing care for the child.
2 - early diagnosis of diseases that affect the child.
3 - Avoid the low level of sugar in the blood or the ratio of sodium in the blood.
Third: the tripartite cerebral palsy treatment and prevention:
1 - provide guidance to the child victim and family on how to deal with this child.
2 - to help the child rehabilitation and training.
3 - providing the tools and equipment assistance.
Other cerebral palsy symptoms and problems:
1 - Health problems:
Suffers from difficulties in swallowing food because of problems in the muscles of the mouth - dental erosion - Salivation significantly.
2 – cerebral palsy symptoms of mental retardation:
Adaptive disability where the patient can not cope with the family and the environment.
3 – cerebral palsy symptoms of audio problems:
Hearing impairment may occur may be of varying intensity depending on the injury.
A - sound intensity measuring means.
B - tone of voice means smoothness and roughness of voice and sound is measured Baldespl.
C - (25-45) dB simple obstruction.
D - (45-70) dB impeding medium.
E - (70-90) dB severely hampered.
4 - visual problems:
The imbalance in the muscles of the eye that lead to amblyopia - involuntary movements in the eye - problems in visual perception and motor synergies.
5 - problems in the language:
Indigestion talk - salivation and unusual expressions on the face - the inability of these children to use spoken language is seamless - the delay in the speech - cognitive disturbances in hearing, sight and touch.
6 - difficulties in the learning process:
Lack of capacity to learn - the lack of ability to hear and think, sight reading and writing.
Knowing about this disease causes and symptoms can help caregivers to avoid complications and to give the proper treatment to various types in children. It also plays a big role in preventing more risks.






