Cerebral Palsy, Brain Disorders Since the Gynecologist

Cerebral palsy is a type of illness experienced by infants in the womb, is abnormal muscle movement or body due to injury or impaired brain development before birth. Triggers are not known for sure.

In general, cerebral palsy causes excessive reflex movement, stiffness in the limbs and body, posture abnormal, involuntary movements, rocking when walking or some combination thereof.

Effect of cerebral palsy, as detik.com reported, on functional abilities vary widely. People with cerebral palsy often have other disorders associated with abnormal brain development such as intellectual disability, hearing or vision problems and seizures.

Symptoms of cerebral palsy usually appear in infancy and varied. Among the muscle contractions that vary, sometimes too rigid or too flexible. Exaggerated reflexes, or convulsions. The difficulty of muscle coordination (ataxia). An unconscious body movement.

Then, with slow writhing movements or athetosis. Slow development of motor skills. Prefer to use one side of the body such as grab objects with only one hand or foot dragging when crawling.
 

Other symptoms are difficulty walking or using a knee squat, salivate or drool excessively, difficulty swallowing food. Difficulty speaking. Difficulty coordinating movement well.
Disorders due to cerebral palsy might be limited to one limb or one side of the body. Because brain injury does not change with time, the symptoms usually do not worsen with age. Nevertheless, muscle stiffness problem could worsen if not treated quickly.

Brain abnormalities associated with cerebral palsy can also cause other neurological problems. People with cerebral palsy may also experience other neurological problems, such as defects or mental retardation, the perception of pain or abnormal touch, dental problems and urinary.

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