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Causes

Cerebral palsy is caused by injuries or abnormalities of the brain. Most of these problems occur as the baby grows in the womb, but they can happen at any time during the first 2 years of life, while the baby's brain is still developing.

In some people with cerebral palsy, parts of the brain are injured due to low levels of oxygen (hypoxia) in the area. It is not known why this occurs.

Trauma and low oxygen levels during birth (birth asphyxia) is an uncommon cause of cerebral palsy. Premature infants have a slightly higher risk of developing cerebral palsy.

Cerebral palsy may also occur during early infancy as a result of several conditions, including:

• Bleeding in the brain
• Brain infections (encephalitis, meningitis, herpes simplex infections)
• Head injury
• Infections in the mother during pregnancy (rubella)
• Severe jaundice

Types of cerebral palsy include:

• Spastic cerebral palsy is the most common type.
• Dyskinetic (athetoid) cerebral palsy involves abnormal movements (twisting, jerkin or other movements).
• Ataxic cerebral palsy involves tremors, unsteady gait, loss of coordination and abnormal movements.
• Hypotonic cerebral palsy involves floppy muscles, especially at rest and increased range of motion in the joints.
• Mixed cerebral palsy involves any combination of the symptoms.

Symptoms

Injury to the largest part of the brain (cerebrum) can lead to the loss of nerve functions in different areas. Many children with this condition have increased muscle tone (spasticity).

Spasticity may affect:

• One arm or leg
• One side of the body (spastic hemiplegia)
• Both legs (spastic diplegia)
• Both arms and legs (spastic quadriplegia)

Symptoms are usually seen before age 2. In severe cases, they may appear as early as 3 months.

Symptoms may include:

• Abnormal movements
• Abnormal sensations
• Abnormal muscle tone
• Decreased intelligence
• Difficulty sucking or feeding in infants
• Hearing problems
• Increased drooling
• Irregular breathing
• Learning disabilities
• Limited range of motion
• Pain
• Partial or full loss of movement (paralysis)
• Peg teeth
• Problems swallowing (at all ages)
• Seizures
• Speech problems (dysarthria)
• Urinary incontinence
• Vision problems
• Vomiting or constipation

A doctor's examination may reveal:

• Abnormal walk (gait), with a tendency to tuck the arms in toward the sides, make "scissors" movements of the legs and walk on the toes
• Abnormal slow, writhing movements that get worse with stress and don't occur during sleep
• Delayed development of motor skills (reaching, sitting rolling, crawling, walking)
• Infant reflexes (such as sucking and startling) that continue past the age where they usually disappear
• Joint contractures
• Muscle contractions
• Muscles that do not stretch (spasticity)
• Muscle tremors
• Muscle weakness

The following tests may be performed:

• Blood tests
• CT scan of the head
• Electroencephalogram (EEG)
• Hearing screen
• MRI of the head
• Vision testing

Treatment requires a team approach, including:

• A primary care doctor
• A social worker
• Nurses
• Occupational, physical and speech therapists
• Other specialists

Treatment is based on the person's symptoms and the need to prevent complications.

We, at ReeCure offer you therapy using stem cells using our proprietary technology.

These stem cells could be of various types viz. Hematopoietic (CD 34+), Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) that are processed and isolated using Good Manufacturing (GMP) and Good Lab Practices (GLP) and in accordance with AABB standards.

After years of extensive research and systematic compilation and collation of relevant data (through its research division), ReeLabs is now supremely confident of not only reversing the disease process of the affected patient but also improving the quality of life manifold. Stem cells produced by ReeLabs are completely safe, non-toxic, easy to administer and totally devoid of side effects with an excellent probability of homing and engraftment with parent cell, tissue or organ. The eminent panel of scientists and researchers at ReeLabs work exhaustively to design accurate treatment protocols that have yielded excellent results in most cases.

These stem cells are procured from various sources including bone marrow, cord blood fat etc. as per the requirement of the patient.

There seems excellent improvement in the following activities

• Retention of Head
• Turning from Abdomen to Back
• Taking toy by hand
• Crawling on Abdomen
• Sitting
• Standing
• Walking
• Tracking toy by eyes
• Understanding addressed speech
• Speaking

There have been cases with children having undergone stem cell therapy, improving to the extent of going to school and resuming normal activities.