Signs and Symptoms of Cerebral Palsy in Children

Tips On Health - Not much people who know and understand what cerebral palsy in children. In layman's terms cerebral palsy disease called brain failure. Cerebral palsy is a neurological disease that can cause disturbances in movement and coordination. The disease is rare but the disease is the most common cause for the occurrence of chronic paralysis that occurred since the age of child - a child.

As a parent would have to recognize the conditions of children when it is potentially dangerous, including recognizing the signs and symptoms of cerebral palsy in children. In principle, the more rapid will be known sooner handled and the results will be better.

Source: cpsn.org.au

Following, the traits and symptoms of cerebral palsy in children:
The severity of the symptoms of cerebral palsy can vary between each - each sufferer, can appear in the form of symptoms of mild, moderate, or severe. In general, the symptoms of cerebral palsy in children will begin to be seen clearly in the first three years of life.

1. Children looked continually salivate.
2. Children find it difficult to eat or swallow.
3. Children experiencing barriers to ability to speak.
4. Children experiencing barriers to crawl or sit
5. Children experiencing problems with muscle coordination.
6. Children have difficulty doing the right movement such as putting objects
7. There is a writhing motion and slow.
8. There is a movement that can not be controlled or tremor.
9. There are stiff muscles with normal reflexes or hyperrefleks
10. There is a very rigid muscle tone or very weak.
11. There is a paralysis on one side of the body
12. There is a running style that is not like a normal person

Parts of the body affected by the disease cerebral palsy can also vary depending on the part of the brain is impaired. There paralyzed one side, there is paralysis on both sides, there were just about any part of the foot, arm, or leg and arm. In addition to problems in coordination and body movement as above, cerebral palsy disease can also cause other nervous symptoms are: bean attack, intellectual disability, mental retardation, can not resist the urge urine, pain sensation to the touch, disturbances in vision, disturbances hearing.

To be able to detect the exact disease cerebral palsy in infants is generally difficult to do, This is because there is a tendency on the baby to experience symptoms that change in the first year of life. In most cases a positive test for the diagnosis of cerebral palsy can only be established after examination months - months or years, with the severity of which can only be ascertained when the child started four or five years old. Some medical procedures can be performed to evaluate children suspected of suffering from cerebral palsy ayang include:

• EEG
  This test performed to assess the brain's electrical activity using electrodes
• CT Scan
  This test performed to assess the anatomical structure of the brain in detail using X-rays
• MRI Scan
  This test performed to assess the anatomical structure of the brain with a more detailed picture than CT scan by using electromagnetic waves.
• USG
  This test performed to obtain brain tissue imaging using sound waves.
• Blood tests
  Tests were conducted to determine if there was a relationship with the symptoms of metabolic or genetic problem

If you feel worried or you feel your child experience an interruption in growth and development, especially if there are signs and symptoms of cerebral palsy as above, then immediately see your doctor or specialist doctors concerned to be able to help you identify problems that are being experienced by your child, so that proper treatment can be given immediately and the problem your child's growth disorders can be addressed immediately.

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