CEREBRAL
PALSY
Despite all the advances
in obstetrics in the past thirty years, infants still suffer injury
as a result of problems during a mother’s pregnancy and during
delivery.
The signs and symptoms
may be noticed shortly after birth or observations in the early months
that may be noted by poor feeding; delay in turning over, sitting, crawling,
standing, walking, evidence of spasticity of extremities, speech, social
interaction and intelligence.
Some children may have
strictly damage to their motor neurons affecting sitting, standing or
walking and have normal intelligence. Others may have combination of
all factors.
Typical treatment consists
of physical therapy, speech therapy and special tutoring. In some children
there can be noticeable improvements with these regimens. There are,
however, large numbers of children that show evidence of residual brain
damage.
Our treatment protocol
consists of: