Detailed Introduction of Athetoid Cerebral Palsy

Detailed Introduction of Athetoid Cerebral Palsy

Athetoid cerebral palsy is one of the four main types of cerebral palsy. Different types of cerebral palsy has different typical performances. For example, spastic cerebral palsy has the most obvious presentation of spastic cerebral palsy is high muscle tone which lead to different parts of paralysis. This article is going to introduce you athetoid cerebral palsy, which is caused by damage to basal ganglia located in midbrain. The most effective treatment for athetoid cerebral palsy is to repair the damaged midbrain so as to improve the dysfunctions.
Symptoms of Athetoid Cerebral Palsy
1. One common symptom of athetoid cerebral palsy is slow and writhing movements in hands, arms, legs, feet and even facial muscles and tongue. The movements of these muscles may mall or big, rapid, irregularly repetitive, random, or jerky. After children fall asleep, these movements can disappear. The cause of the writhing movements of children with athetoid cerebral palsy is caused by alternation of floppy and tense muscles.
2. Children with athetoid cerebral palsy also have speech dysfunction ans swallowing dysfunction, which is related to uncontrolled facial muscles and tongue, breathing and vocal cords.
3. Children with athetoid cerebral palsy usually have difficulties to hold objects such as pen, eating utensils because of poor ability to control their hands to a certain object.

As for the treatment for children with athetoid cerebral palsy, daily motion of muscles can help to prevent muscle from growing weak or atrophied, or rapidly fixed form contracture. The fundamental solution for athetoid cerebral palsy is to repair the damaged brain tissues basal ganglia which is located in midbrain. Stem cells can achieve this purpose so that the writhing movements in limbs, speech, hand-eye coordination can be improved. Therefore, child can live like a normal child and take care of himself. If you need medical guidance for your beloved child, you can email me at stemcelltech.cn@gmail.com