The Symptoms and Causes of Cerebral Palsy - Inme Merkez

What is cerebral palsy?

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a Grup of disorders that affect a person's Yetenek to move, maintain balance, and maintain posture. CP is the most common Hareket disorder in childhood-cerebral Araç related to the Beyin. Paralysis Araç Kas weakness or Problemler using Kaslar. Cerebral palsy is caused by abnormal Beyin development or damage to the developing Beyin, affecting the person's Yetenek to control Kaslar.

 

The symptoms of CP vary from person to person. People with severe CP Mayıs İhtiyaç special equipment to walk or Mayıs not be able to walk at all and Mayıs İhtiyaç lifelong care. Açık the other hand, people with mild CP Mayıs walk a little awkwardly but Mayıs not İhtiyaç any special Yardım. CP does not worsen over Zaman, but the exact symptoms can Değiştir throughout a person's life.

 

All people with CP have Problemler with Hareket and posture. Many also have associated Şartlar such as mental retardation, seizures, vision, hearing, or speech Problemler, spinal changes (such as scoliosis), or Eklem Problemler (such as contractures).

 

Symptoms

The symptoms of cerebral palsy vary widely. In some people, cerebral palsy affects the Bütün body. Others Mayıs have symptoms that affect only one or two limbs or one Yan of the body. General symptoms include Hareket and coordination, speech and eating, developmental Problemler, and others.

 

Hareket and coordination

·Kas stiffness and hyperreflexia, or spastisite. This is the most common motor symptom of cerebral palsy.

·Changes in Kas tone, such as being too stiff or too loose.

·Kas stiffness but normal reflexes, called Katılık.

·Lack of balance and Kas coordination is called ataxia.

·Uncontrollable jerking movements are called tremors.

·Yavaş, writhing movements.

·Favoring one Yan of the body, such as reaching with only one hand or dragging one leg while crawling.

·Difficulty walking. People with cerebral palsy Mayıs walk Açık their toes or crouch when walking. They Mayıs also walk Beğen scissors with their knees crossed. They Mayıs also have a wide gait or walk unsteadily.

·Problemler with ince motor Beceriler, such as buttoning clothes or picking up uTENSils.

 

Speech and eating

·Delays in speech development

·Trouble speaking

·Trouble with sucking, chewing, or eating

·Drooling or trouble swallowing

 

Main causes

Cerebral palsy is caused by a Problem with the Beyin that happens before, during, or soon after birth. The Beyin can either be damaged or not develop normally, although the exact Neden is not always Temizle.

 

Before birth

·Damage to Parçalar of the white Madde of the Beyin, which Mayıs be caused by a reduced blood or oxygen supply, is known as periventricular leukomalacia (PVL). Daha Fazla Bilgi about periventricular leukomalacia from Scope.

·Infections during pregnancy, such as cytomegalovirus, rubella (German measles), chickenpox, or toxoplasmosis

·Inme: bleeding in the fetal Beyin or cutting Kapalı the blood supply to the Beyin

·Head Yaralanma to the fetus

 

At birth/ after birth

·Temporary lack of oxygen to the Beyin during a Zor birth (asphyxia)

·A Beyin infection, such as meningitis

·A severe head Yaralanma

·Suffocation or near-drowning, which deprives the Beyin of oxygen

·Low blood Şeker (hypoglycemia)

·Inme

 

Increased Risk

 

·Premature birth (before 37 weeks of pregnancy): babies born at 32 weeks of pregnancy or earlier are at particularly high Risk of developing this Durum.

·Having a low birth Ağırlık

·Being Parça of a multiple birth, such as twins or triplets

·The mother smoked, drank a lot of Alkol, or took drugs such as cocaine during pregnancy

 

Tedavi for Cerebral Palsy

The main treatments for cerebral palsy are medications, Terapi, and surgery. The Hedef of cerebral palsy Tedavi is to control symptoms, relieve pain, and maximize independence for a long and healthy life. Cerebral palsy Tedavi is Uyarlanmış to each person's specific symptoms.

When a child begins fizik tedavi, the physical Terapist will first Değerlendirmek their motor Beceriler and overall mobility to determine the En iyi Tedavi Plan. The physical Terapist then develops a Tedavi Plan Temelli Açık the child's needs, which includes Güç Eğitim, stretching, and Kas Rahatlama techniques.

Egzersiz equipment used during fizik tedavi includes weights, resistance bands, balance balls, and machines that improve Kas tone. Hot and Soğuk packs are often used to Yardım relax and heal Kaslar.

The Hedef of the physical Terapist is to treat symptoms as quickly as possible to avoid painful Gelecek complications such as scoliosis and contractures (shortening of Tendonlar and Kaslar common in spastik cerebral palsy). Güç Eğitim is helpful for children with dyskinetic cerebral palsy who have Kas Rahatlama and hypotonia.

 

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