Question
What are the symptoms of cerebral palsy? What are the potential pathogenic factors?
Answer
The symptoms of cerebral palsy may include secondary changes such as joint contractures and spinal deformities, and may be accompanied by epilepsy, intellectual disability, sensory impairments, and behavioral disorders. The manifestations can be classified into several types:
- Spastic type: Mainly characterized by stiffness in the limbs.
- Involuntary movement type: Limbs, head, and hands and feet exhibit involuntary movements, even during purposeful movements, such as brown eyebrows on the face, difficulty in speaking and swallowing, and frequent drooling.
- Ataxic type: Characterized by muscle weakness in the limbs, inability to maintain body balance, unsteady gait, and incomplete fine motor skills such as finger and nose movements. Simple ataxia is rare. The potential pathogenic factors for cerebral palsy may include brain damage at birth, early…