What is brain retardation?

Update Date: 2024-12-12 Source: Network

summary

Brain growth retardation is mainly manifested as mental retardation. Compared with children of the same age, their development level in one or more aspects is obviously backward, generally 4-6 months behind that of ordinary children. If their parents are close relatives, their mother is an elderly puerpera, or their mother has diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, habitual abortion, threatened abortion and so on, Then the child's risk of brain retardation will increase a lot. If children can be found in the early brain retardation, early intervention training is also very important for the healthy growth of children in the future.

What is brain retardation?

1. Most of the severe patients with general brain retardation can find out the causes, such as chromosomal abnormalities, congenital diseases, infection, poisoning and so on. A small amount is due to other factors. For example, exogenous factors, consanguineous marriage, family cerebral palsy, mental retardation and some adverse reactions during pregnancy can cause fetal brain damage, resulting in brain development disorders.

2. In addition, if the fetal nerve cell development disorder, or later central nervous system infection, such as high fever, meningitis, encephalitis, heavy metal poisoning, and endocrine system abnormalities, such as thyroid dysfunction, will lead to brain problems, causing brain growth retardation.

3. In addition, if from the early pregnancy, long-term malnutrition, will cause brain dysplasia; There are also congenital metabolic disorders, unable to carry out the normal metabolism of protein, fat, sugar and other substances, lack of brain nutrition, naturally affect brain development, resulting in growth retardation.

matters needing attention

China has accumulated rich clinical experience for children with brain retardation, and has treated many children with brain retardation. Therefore, experts remind that for any disease, it is necessary to detect, prevent and treat it early in order to effectively ensure health.