A terrible disease of cerebral palsy. What it is?

Children's cerebral palsy is the malfunctioning of the motor sphere. The patient is unable to maintain a pose and perform arbitrary movements because of the pathology of the brain, which was formed before the birth of the baby.

Children with cerebral palsy and their parents cause genuine pity and sympathy. A terrible diagnosis forever linked them together. After all, cerebral palsy, what is it, in fact? This is almost complete disability, the child can not eat, drink or go to the toilet alone. Having such a diagnosis, a child who has not learned to walk before 8 years old will never go on his own. The mother will have to lift a fairly heavy offspring and carry it on her hands.

This terrible disease can be expressed in different ways: from slight limp to complete immobility. And the first option is a completely healthy person, able to work, start a family. The second option is a disabled wheelchair, incapable of independent existence.

Characteristics of disease

The main symptom of cerebral palsy is motion disorder. To babies with such a diagnosis their own body is simply not subject, it does not obey them. And nevertheless ICP - what is it?

1. In this disease, coordination of movement is impaired .
2. Increases muscle tone. Muscles baby is always tense and do not know how to relax.
3. Muscles, which, in fact, should not take part in the movement, are pathologically included in the work.
4. The child can not hold the pose.
5. Defects of hearing and speech.
6. Mental retardation.
7. Manifestations of seizures, epilepsy.
8. Disturbance of sensitivity.
9. Changes in the autonomic nervous system.
10. Severe sweating.
11. Disrupted blood pressure.
12. Wrong heart rhythm.
13. Episodic increase in body temperature, etc.

Causes of the disease

ICP - what is it? In fact, this is an unfavorable outcome of brain damage in the first months of a child's life - perinatal encephalopathy. It is possible to note the following factors, leading to brain damage:

• The birth of a baby before the time limit.
• Hemolytic disease of the newborn.
• Pathological birth, leading to the death of a part of the brain cells, trauma at birth, asphyxia of the newborn.
• Prolonged or rapid delivery, stimulation or inhibition by medication.
• Forced use of forceps during childbirth.
• Attempts to squeeze out the fruit.
• The birth of a child with brain defects, such as: incorrect anatomy, the absence of parts of the brain.

Why there is a defect of the brain

1. All kinds of diseases transmitted at the genetic level.
2. Harmful effects on the pregnant.

Also, the risk can be caused by the birth of twins, pro-vaccination with an unfavorable outcome, deviations in the nervous system. Of course, all of the above does not mean that the baby will be born with cerebral palsy, but be alert and be vigilant at such signs is simply necessary!

Is it possible to talk about the treatment of such children? After all, cerebral palsy, what is it? This is a fait accompli, and it is more appropriate to say here not about the child's treatment, but about his rehabilitation. The most important thing is to teach the patient self-service. Teach him to cope without the help of relatives in elementary household matters. Here already doctors can not so help, the basic part of training lays down on shoulders of parents. The earlier rehabilitation begins, the more chances to achieve maximum results.