Question
What is pediatric cerebral palsy?
Answer
Pediatric cerebral palsy, commonly referred to as brain palsy, is a condition caused by various factors (such as infections, hemorrhages, and injuries) leading to substantial brain damage, resulting in non-progressive and central nervous system motor function disabilities. Severe cases may be accompanied by intellectual disability, epilepsy, limb spasms, and impairments in visual, auditory, and language functions. This condition is primarily caused by congenital deficiencies, postnatal malnutrition or post-disease functional disorders, leading to blood deficiency and brain dryness, internal organ muscle weakness, numbness in the limbs, and loss of evidence. As the brain is the abode of the primary spirit, it may lead to intellectual disability, slow reactions, unclear speech, weak chewing, drooling, weakness in the limbs, inability to grasp objects with hands, and inability to stand with feet. Or due to the invasion of heat toxins that damage the brain, further consuming Qi and Yin, causing the brain marrow and limbs muscles to weaken and thus triggering the disease.