How Do You Get Cerebral Palsy

What is cerebral palsy


The word cerebral palsy taken from word “cerebrum” that means brain and “palsy” that means stiffness. According to Viola E. Cardwell, cerebral palsy is a stiffness that caused by something happened on the brain. American Academy of Cerebral Palsy (AACP) states that cerebral palsy any abnormal changes in motoric functions as the result from brain defects.


Cerebral palsy can’t develop progressively or uncommunicable. It is not curable, but with educational therapy, and the use of technology, it can help people with cerebral palsy to have a productive life. It is not a disease! Children with cerebral palsy will go with it in their entire life.


How Do You Get Cerebral Palsy: Prenatal Brain Damage:


1. Labor process takes too long and causes asphyxia; less oxygen makes disturbance on metabolic system on neonatal brain and breaks the nerve tissue.

2. The use of forceps; high pressure of it at baby’s head can damage brain nerve.

3. The use of excessive anestetics agents while caesarian section can influence baby’s nervous system so it disturbs its function or structure.

4. Premature labor, while actually the body is still immature so it causes physiological abnormality and baby’s susceptibility against infection or disease that damages the nervous system.

 

How Do You Get Cerebral Palsy: Brain Damage That Happens on Labor Process

1. Labor process takes too long and causes asphyxia; less oxygen makes disturbance on metabolic system on neonatal brain and breaks the nerve tissue.

2. The use of forceps; high pressure of it at baby’s head can damage brain nerve.

3. The use of excessive anestetics agents while caesarian section can influence baby’s nervous system so it disturbs its function or structure.

4. Premature labor, while actually the body is still immature so it causes physiological abnormality and baby’s susceptibility against infection or disease that damages the nervous system.

How Do You Get Cerebral Palsy: Post-natal until 5 years Disturbance

1. Direct accident that destroys baby’s brain: severe impact on the head

2. Infection that attacks brain, like: meningitis, encephalitis, acute influenza.

3. Typhoid or dyphteri that more likely causes anoxia (less oxygenation)

4. Carbonmonoxide intoxication.

5. Strangulation

6. Brain tumor




Cerebral Palsy Treatments


1. Any treatments to maximize the developmental process: movement therapy, learning, speech, hear, and socio-emotional developmental therapy.

2. Drugs, surgery, and braces can improve muscular function.

3. Professional team will cooperate to know child medical needs, like: therapyst, psycologist, psychiatrist, teacher, nurse, social workers.

4. Find some second opinions and supports from the experts

5. The use of drugs depends on symptoms.

6. Early and intensive physiotherapy

7. Educations that appropriate to child intelligence

8. Occupational therapy

9. Speech therapy.

Peripheral Neuropathy Causes And Symptoms

Peripheral neuropathy is a painful disorder than affects the hands and feet.


Peripheral neuropathy means these nerves don’t work properly. Peripheral neuropathy may be damage to a single nerve. It may be damage to a nerve group. It may also affect nerves in the whole body Causes, incidence, and risk factors.


Causes of peripheral neuropathy include:


1. Diabetes

2. Traumatic injuries

3. Infections

4. Metabolic problems

5. Exposure to toxins


Symptoms And Prevention


1. Pain And Numbness

2. Muscle Problem

3. Problems With Body Organs

4. Sexual Problem

5. Angina is the warning chest pain for heart disease and heart attack. Nerve damage may “hide” this warning sign. You should learn other warning signs of a heart attack. They are sudden fatigue, sweating, shortness of breath, nausea, and vomiting.

6. Bladder problem: There are ways to help bladder problems. You can learn exercises to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles. You may need to use a thin tube that is inserted into your bladder (urinary catheter). You may take medicines.

7. In addition to treating peripheral neuropathy, faculty members also provide care to patients with other disorders of the peripheral nervous system, muscular system and autonomic nervous system.

8. Wear shoes at all times to protect your feet from injury. Before you put them on, always check inside your shoes for stones, nails, or rough areas that may hurt your feet.

9. Wearing elastic stockings may help treat low blood pressure and fainting. So can sleeping with your head elevated. Some medicines may also help.

10. Your health care provider may give you medicines to help with problems going to the bathroom. Eating small frequent meals may help.

Every human being is the author of his own health.