What reason can cause cerebral palsy

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One of my college classmates called me a few days ago and told me that her baby was born. She was a boy and I was very happy for her. But today, she cried and told me that her child had cerebral palsy. Now let me tell you what causes cerebral palsy.

What reason can cause cerebral palsy

First, there are many causes of cerebral palsy in children, which can be summarized as follows: smoking, drinking, drug abuse of parents, mental illness of mother, diabetes mellitus during pregnancy, vaginal bleeding, hypertensive disorder during pregnancy, placenta previa, threatened abortion, contraceptive drugs for infertility, and fetal protection drugs; High yield, premature birth, abortion history, twin or multiple, fetal growth retardation, intrauterine infection, intrauterine distress, placental abruption, placental dysfunction, etc.

Second: cerebral palsy, usually refers to the non progressive brain injury or brain dysplasia caused by various reasons within one month after birth. Clinically, it is characterized by abnormal posture and muscle tension, muscle weakness, involuntary movement and ataxia, often accompanied by sensory, cognitive, communication, behavioral disorders and secondary skeletal muscle abnormalities, and may have seizures.

Third: head circumference is an objective index of brain morphological development, brain injury children often have abnormal head circumference. Poor weight gain and weak lactation. Fixed posture is often caused by abnormal muscle tension caused by brain injury, such as arcuate reflex, frog position, inverted U-shaped posture, etc. You'll see it a month after you're born. If you can't smile for 2 months and can't laugh loudly for 4 months, you can be diagnosed with mental retardation. Hand fist: if it can not be opened after 4 months, or the thumb adduction, especially the presence of one side of the upper limb, it has important diagnostic significance.

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There are several reasons for cerebral palsy, such as the mother's smoking during pregnancy and incorrect medication, for example, the child was oppressed during the process of giving birth and could not breathe normally, for example, the child did not get the corresponding care after birth.