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How to determine hemiplegic (hemiparetic) form of CP
Hemiparetic form of CP–severe disease characterized by immobilization of half the body. Reason.–damage to the subcortical parts and nuclei of one of the hemispheres of the patient's brain.
More often there is a problem with the right side of the body, which is associated with the specifics of the work of different hemispheres of the brain. To identify the problem as quickly as possible and begin to solve it, parents need to pay attention to the following symptoms:
- One of the child's hands is pressed against the body and constantly bent in the elbow joint.
- The hand is constantly clenched into a fist.
- The limbs on the one hand develop worse, their muscles are weaker, may be smaller in size.
- The baby constantly uses only healthy limbs, and patients seem to protect from stress.
- The activity of one hand is manifested when the child takes an object of interest, such as a toy.
- When trying to sit down, he often falls on his back.
- If the leg is affected, it will always be straightened.
- Enhanced tendon reflexes.
- Sometimes there is strabismus or partial blindness.
In the future, children develop other characteristic signs, such as impaired speech, memory and cognitive abilities, learning difficulties. With the defeat of the right hemisphere, the emotional sphere suffers, excessive aggression and irritability appear.
There are children with epileptic seizures, curvature of the spine and limbs, other pathologies. Double hemiplegic form–an even more serious disease that affects the entire trunk, with the upper limbs often affected stronger than the lower ones.
How the treatment works
Treatment of hemiplegic form of cerebral palsy–complex process. At the same time, you need to be prepared that the full restoration of the affected brain and nervous tissues will not occur, but the process can be stopped, and proper rehabilitation will allow you to live a full socialized life.
After the diagnosis, the doctor paints an individual course. It includes drug therapy aimed at stimulating the nervous system, restoring and developing muscle tissue, normalizing hormonal levels. Special procedures, such as:
- Massage therapy.
- LPK.
- Physical therapy.
- Speech therapist.
- Psychological correction.
The combination of medical and functional methods allows you to get an excellent result and prolong its effect, subject to compliance with all recommendations, for which parents are additionally trained.
Results of rehabilitation
Timely and correct treatment of the hemiplegic form of cerebral palsy makes it possible to get an excellent result, allowing the child to develop in the circle of peers. The main achievements of the full course of rehabilitation include the following changes:
- The child begins to consciously own the affected limbs, performing a variety of operations.
- Gait and coordination improve, there is an incentive to self-improvement, which is important for children of the older age group.
- The emotional component is normalized, aggressiveness is removed.
- Improved memory and cognitive abilities, the child can learn on a common basis.
Infantile cerebral palsy–not a sentence, this is competently stated by specialists of the rehabilitation clinic Neuro-clinic. The combination of modern methods and drugs helps to solve the problem and eliminate most violations. The affordable price for our services allows you to contact us all who need professional help with a guarantee of success.
