Causes diagnosis & treatment of cerebral palsy problem in children

Cerebral palsy is a generic term that includes neurological function disability which affects body movement and posture. it is non-progressive condition which interrupt during pregnancy or before or after birth of infant. As we know cp condition have no proper cure but management of cerebral palsy is possible and almost depends upon the complication of cp conditions.  There are many surgeons and specialist doctor who gives better treatment to improve the condition of cerebral palsy. After taking better diagnosis, surgery and therapy treatment there is chance that cerebral palsy children become self dependent and create better social relationship.

Cerebral palsy cause

The causes of congenial cerebral palsy has not yet determine. But 70 percent of the cP children affected by cp before birth. It stop to develop brain or damage some part of brains. It very difficult to point out the actual cause of cerebral palsy. Infection during pregnancy, insufficient oxygen reach to infant, premature babies, excessive blood loss during pregnancy time, injuries in brain during first two years are some common causes of cerebral palsy. Many more reason are only identify by only doctors or surgeons.

 Cerebral palsy types

Spastic cerebral palsy is a common type of cp. It also have different types according to the affect or condition of body parts.  First quadriplegia, both arm and legs are affected. Second is hemiplegia, one side of body part is affected and third is diplegia, either both legs or both arms are affected in this problem.  Spastic cerebral palsy refers to lack of capacity and the muscles relax during spastic cp while  Athetoid CP refers to the lack of movement muscle control. Spastic type can occur along with other species, and this applies generally in about 30% of cases of cp.  

Cerebral palsy diagnosis

Those infant affected by cerebral palsy can not perform well in according to its development skill. For example its motor function, reaching to an object, sitting problem, standing problem, crying frequently, weight of baby according to age and many more. Mostly its takes one two year time to diagnosis properly cp children. Doctors or specialist can do abnormalities test like baby relaxes, muscle tone, etc,  and after that need some test like  MRI, ct scan etc.  to identify  completely cp problem in children.  

Cerebral Palsy Treatment

As we discuss above complete cure of cerebral palsy problem can not be possible. But there are lots of cp management technique which help to give better improvement in cp children. Using better diagnosis, surgery and therapy treatment improvement can be possible. There are many therapies use by specialist for cerebral palsy treatment for example physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech language therapy. Physical therapy use to provide better strength to muscles and gives capability to sit, stand and walk. Occupational therapy use to provide better capability to understand daily work routine for example how to eat, how to bath, how to dress up, etc. Speech language therapy use for better communication process. In this therapy children know how to pronounce words correctly and how to read and  write.  

 

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