About cerebral palsy

Definition of cerebral palsy cerebral palsy is a general term to describe a group of neurological symptoms of chronic non-Pregressive that lead to reduced control of movement and which clearly are in the first years of life, usually before the age of 3. The diseases by damage or faulty development of the motor areas in the brain of patients ability to interfere with the movements and attitude. Symptoms of cerebral palsy fight with fine motor tasks such as writing, poor balance and walking and involuntary movements. The exact combination of symptoms varies from patient to patient and can vary in the course of time. Some patients have also seizures and mental retardation, but this is not always the case. Children with cerebral palsy are often slower than average in the achievement of developmental milestones as roles, learn to sit, crawl, smile, or lead. Cerebral palsy is seen generally as a congenital or perinatal, however it can be retrieved even after the birth. Many of the causes of cerebral palsy, which are by research to prevent or even to handle: injuries, RH incompatibility, jaundice, and rubella (rubella).

Doctors diagnose diagnosis of cerebral palsy cerebral palsy by tests of motor skills and reflexes and medical history.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and brain computed tomography (CT) scans are usually ordered when the doctor suspected cerebral palsy; Howerer, they are not final. These tests can detect physical abnormalities such as Hydrocephalus (accumulation of fluid in the cerebral ventricles of the brain), and they can be used to exclude other diseases of the brain. These scans prove to be, that has the patient of cerebral palsy; You can also predict how well a certain patients in the future work. Patients with a normal scans severe symptoms, while others whose scanning are clearly abnormal and modest physical signs. As a group patients with infantile cerebral palsy are visible brain scars, cysts, and other changes on scans but statistically more. If physical examination suggests cerebral palsy, confirmed that an abnormal scan helps the clinical diagnosis.

Although specific symptoms as time passes cerebral palsy, by definition not progressive change shows that if a patient of increasing impairment, usually the problem of another neurological disorder.

Types of cerebral palsy cerebral palsy is by the type of traffic problem (such as spastic or also known as Athetoid cerebral palsy) or he influenced parts of the body (especially hemiplegia and quadriplegia) classified. Spasticity is to relax while Athetosis refers to an inability to control its movement to the inability of a muscle. Babies, the first hypotonic ("floppy") later can develop spasticity. Hemiplegia is cerebral palsy where 1 arm and 1 leg on one side of the body, especially the inclusion of the two legs. Quadriplegia refers to all 4 limbs and trunk- and neck muscles symptoms. Balance and coordination problems are known as ataxia.

A patient with spastic has especially displayed, for example, mostly spastic muscle problems of the leg, while may be a smaller part of Athetosis and balance problems. Patients with Athetoid quadriplegia called, on the one hand more, would lack of control of the muscles also have arms and legs, but a such patients usually less problems with ataxia and spasticity. Usually is a child with quadriplegic cerebral palsy can run independently from the others. The degree of impairment may vary from patient to patient and range from mild to severe.

Cerebral palsy treatment there is no standard therapy, the advantage of all patients. Drugs are useful for seizures and muscle spasms and brackets can compensate for muscle imbalances. Surgery, mechanical AIDS, impairments, emotional and psychological needs, advice to overcome to help and physical, at work, language and behavioral therapy are all effective.

Prognosis of cerebral palsy is incurable, cerebral palsy may be many patients almost average life benefit, because their neurological symptoms are properly managed.

Medical research turns out, that suggests that as a result of incorrect cell growth early one in life prenatal cerebral palsy. For example a group of researchers recently stated that patients enamel on certain missing teeth have about a third of the cerebral palsy. Bleeding in the brain, breathing and circulation problems, and seizures can all cause cerebral palsy, and each has separate causes and treatment. Researchers studies currently are carrying out to determine whether certain drugs stop neonatal stroke, more researchers and the causes of low birth weight can help. More studies are conducted to determine how brain injury (such as brain damage from lack of oxygen or blood flow, bleeding in the brain, and epileptic seizures) can lead lead to the release of chemicals in the brain to brain damage of PVCs.

Organizations financing solutions cerebral palsy research & therapy Easter Seals, Epilepsy Foundation, March of Dimes birth defects Foundation, United Cerebral Palsy, national disability Sports Alliance, childrens neurobiological, childrens hemiplegia and Stroke Foundation.