| What is the cerebral palsy (CP) exactly? | | | | achieve. Many patients can even continue their |
| Cerebral palsy is a disorder that occurs at a time in a | | | | education up to university. All depends on the |
| child's development, the motor cells in the central | | | | severity of Cerebral Palsy suffered. |
| nervous system, is chronic and progressive disorder | | | | Is Mikrosefali identical with cerebral palsy? |
| or disability due to brain tissue that has not finished | | | | Mikrosefali is a state the size of the head |
| growing. Although the cerebral lesion is static and not | | | | circumference is smaller than standard size I was |
| progressive, but the development of signs of | | | | thinking that mikrosefali was always identical with CP |
| peripheral neurons will change due to cerebral | | | | but in fact children who suffer mikrosefali and late in |
| maturation. | | | | its development is not necessarily cerebral palsy. |
| When a child began to suffer from cerebral palsy. Is | | | | Would it be annoying sufferer independence level of |
| it still in the womb or after birth? | | | | patient? Does the patient continue to depend on |
| There are several types. At the time of prenatal, | | | | others and can not fend for himself? |
| during partus, and postnatal. In prenatal cases, | | | | In the UK and Scandinavia 20-25% of patients with |
| nutrients and disturbance on the fetus could be why. | | | | this disease are able to work as a labor management; |
| While in partus, from the vacuum case can occur. | | | | as much as 30-35% of all CP patients with mental |
| Cerebral Palsy cases in can be caused by postnatal | | | | retardation require special care. Best prognosis in |
| infection, such as meningitis. Baby at birth is very | | | | mild-degree functional. Prognosis gain weight if |
| vulnerable and susceptible viruses. If already infected, | | | | accompanied by mental retardation, seizures |
| the virus can directly attack the brain. When brain | | | | resurrection, vision and hearing disorders. |
| damage, this disease can occur. Parents can also get | | | | How about the cerebral palsy treatment? |
| this disease. So this is depending on risk factors. If | | | | There is no specific treatment for CP. Therapy is |
| present, has a lot of immunization, so rarely infected. | | | | symptomatic, which is expected to improve the |
| What specific characteristics of cerebral palsy? | | | | condition of the patient. Very early therapy can |
| Any delay in the process of child development. For | | | | prevent or reduce the neurological symptoms. To |
| example, 1.5-year-olds can not walk yet, it should be | | | | determine the type of therapy or training provided |
| expected. Another symptom is a neck that is still | | | | and to determine its success, it is necessary to |
| weak at the time the baby has reached the age of | | | | consider classification of CP based on the degree of |
| three months. Essentially, This is a developmental | | | | functional ability of mild degree, medium and heavy. |
| disorder, not a growth disorder. Only in some | | | | The goal of therapy is to help patients and their |
| patients, no motor disturbances occurred. In the early | | | | families improve motor function and prevent |
| stages, is not accompanied by symptoms of fever. | | | | deformities and emotional adjustment and education |
| However, if the Cerebral Palsy is caused by infection | | | | so that patients may need a little help from others, |
| with an illness, fever may appear. | | | | patients are expected to be independent. |
| How is the brain, from children with CP, whether due | | | | Drugs that are given depend on the symptoms that |
| to injury or certain disabilities? | | | | arise. For example, patient should be given |
| This Disease is not caused by injury to the brain. | | | | anti-seizure seizures. For can be given baclofen and |
| Implicitly rather than injury, but due to lack of | | | | diazepam. If symptoms appear is nigiditas, it can be |
| oxygen supply to certain parts of the brain that | | | | given levodopa Therapy may be needed orthopedic |
| causes the damaged section. This chance of damage | | | | surgery and neurological surgery to reconstruct the |
| becomes permanent damage. But with special care, | | | | deformities that occur. |
| the level of damage can be repaired to as much as | | | | Actually, CP will suffer lifelong. Doctors just do |
| 90 percent. | | | | therapy to maximize function. Suppose to help the |
| Does it matter to the intelligence? | | | | development of patient's legs. Previously could not |
| Intelligence is not always disturbed in people with CP. | | | | walk, and with therapy and exercise, their muscles |
| There are patients who can go to school instead and | | | | relaxed and can walk. |