| Cerebral palsy falls into three different categories | | | | may need special care and the use of a wheel |
| namely spastic cerebral palsy, Athetotic palsy and | | | | chair. |
| Ataxic cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a disorder | | | | In infants who are suffering from cerebral palsy |
| that occurs when the part of the cells that | | | | the signs are obvious from an early age itself. If |
| makes up the part of the brain in control of | | | | parents notice that their infants are not making |
| muscular movements are damaged or destroyed. | | | | the milestones that infants of the same age |
| The signs and symptoms of more than a single | | | | group are making then they have to seek medical |
| type of cerebral palsy can be seen in a mixed | | | | assistance to diagnose if their infant has cerebral |
| condition in some children. However, generally the | | | | palsy. Infants may take more time to roll over or |
| signs and symptoms exhibited by children with | | | | even difficulty I controlling their heads. They may |
| cerebral palsy could be from mild to even severe. | | | | be very slow when it comes to crawling and |
| The symptoms of cerebral palsy however do not | | | | standing or even walking. Parents need to watch |
| get worse as the child grows. | | | | for these signs in their infants and if they feel |
| The signs and symptoms of cerebral palsy in | | | | that their infant is not making any headway in |
| children include stiffness in muscles and spasticity | | | | walking or even crawling by the time it is 18 |
| when the muscles become completely frozen, a | | | | months old then it is obvious that their infant has |
| walking gait that is asymmetrical with either one | | | | cerebral palsy. |
| foot or leg, which they tend to drag. They have | | | | Another sign in children with cerebral palsy is |
| lack of muscle co ordination when they perform | | | | seizures and abnormal movements. Seizures |
| actions. Their muscles could be either too stiff or | | | | occur because of electrical short circuits that take |
| floppy and they will show signs of excessive | | | | place in the brain. If you happen to see a child |
| drooling because they are unable to swallow | | | | who has difficulty in swallowing or even while |
| anything even the saliva. This can be seen | | | | speaking with their saliva drooling from their |
| especially when they suck something or when | | | | mouths then you can be sure that that the child |
| they are speaking. Tremors can be seen on their | | | | has cerebral palsy as drooling is a sign of this |
| body and they will find it difficult to perform | | | | disorder. Drooling happens because of the child's |
| simple actions like buttoning a shirt or suing a | | | | difficulty to control and move not only its tongue |
| pencil or pen to write something. Though some | | | | and mouth but also its throat muscles. |
| children with cerebral palsy can show signs of | | | | All these above signs and symptoms are sure |
| mental retardation, others are very bright and | | | | indications that you child has cerebral palsy. You |
| intelligent. While some may need assistance to go | | | | need to consult your physician immediately. |
| about their daily lives there are still others who | | | | |