Cerebral Palsy is a very fatal disease that mainly causes motor
impairment that may damage the brain. This results in the
symptoms of mental retardation that can be seen in young
children. These children with mental disabilities have to face
serious problem in interaction with their parent and society.
The main causes of Cerebral Palsy in newborn babies.
The
actual cause of Cerebral Palsy is still unknown to the medical
world. As a result Doctors are unable to find out what are
causing Cerebral Palsy in most young children. Some feels that
congenital malformations in body systems such as kidneys, heart
or spine may be responsible for developing Cerebral Palsy as
they may also have malformation in their brain. Cerebral Palsy
can be found in many infant babies, caused due to the seizures
done at the time of their birth. Doctors also feel that
prematurity in newborn babies and below birth weight can also be
the causes of Cerebral Palsy. Consuming different intoxicating
drugs, smoking cigarette, and drinking alcoholic substance by a
pregnant mother sometimes can also lead to the malformation of
brain of her baby. These infants whose mothers have consumed
intoxicating drugs during their pregnancy mostly develop mental
retardation rather than Cerebral Palsy. Human Immunodeficiency
Virus that causes AIDS is also responsible for the brain damage
that leads to mental retardation. Now a days with some
sophisticated scans it can easily detect the Cerebral Palsy in
newborn babies very easily.
The different types of
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy is of different type and
can be classified according to the type of movement problem or
it can be classified by the involvement of body parts. Pastic or
Athetoid Cerebral Palsy is included in the classification
according to type of movement and Hemiplegia, Diplegia, and
Quadriplegia are the different types of Cerebral Palsy that
includes the classification according the involvement of body
parts. In Spasticity the muscles are unable to relax, while in
Athetosis the patient is unable to control the movement of a
muscle. Hemiplegia, Diplegia, and Quadriplegia are the extremes
of this Cerebral Palsy disease.
What is the future of
these children with Cerebral Palsy?
The Parent of these
children with Cerebral Palsy has to take excessive care of their
children in a very realistic way. A combination of optimism and
realism must be maintained by the parent of these children to
hold a better future. The parent's expectations should not be
unrealistic i.e. they must understand the child's present and
future abilities. The parents have to set a most realistic goal
for their children.
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