What Are the Early Symptoms of Cerebral Palsy in Infants?

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The early symptoms of cerebral palsy include:

In the neonatal period, difficulties with breastfeeding, such as the infant not being able to suck, weak suction, or refusing to nurse, or becoming exhausted after feeding;
Excessive quietness, soft crying, or persistent crying;
Reduced spontaneous activity, muscle tone twisting, the whole body appearing soft and weak;
The body may become stiff, often wriggling out of the cradle, with the head arching back, sometimes tilting to one side, and both lower limbs being rigid and tremoring;
May exhibit symptoms such as being easily startled, twitching, screaming, or restlessness;
Abnormal posture, such as the arms being drawn inwards and rotated inward, hands clenched into fists.