| Before you get into the details of Athetoid cerebral | | | | due to which a child can suffer permanent disability. If |
| palsy, it is very important for you to understand what it | | | | not taken care of the disease at early stages, it can |
| means. This term refers to neurological disorders that | | | | cause a lot more complications such as Hip |
| affect the child before or right after the birth. The | | | | dislocations, Joint deformities, Ankle equines, Foot drop |
| affects can also take place within the kids aging from | | | | etc. |
| 1-5 years. It affects the body movements permanently | | | | Other issues that this disease includes are difficulty in |
| but the disease does not get worse with the passage | | | | controlling the face muscles, which causes drooling and |
| of time. It is caused by abnormalities in parts of the | | | | other issues. It may also cause hearing and speaking |
| brain that control muscle movements. | | | | problems within the children. Other than the treatment, |
| There are three different types of this disease, which | | | | you also have to buy a few things, like a wheelchair. |
| are Spastic Cerebral Palsy, Athetoid and Ataxic | | | | This is for children who are unable to walk because of |
| Cerebral Palsy. Athetoid basically affects the child in a | | | | this disease. |
| way that he is unable to control or coordinate with his | | | | You might have to buy prone stander if your child is |
| muscle movements. To simplify it, due to this disease, | | | | unable to walk. Communication system is for those |
| the muscles movements become uncontrollable. The | | | | children who have issues in communicating i.e., hearing |
| symptoms are visible in early ages, and the disease | | | | or talking. Transportation cost a lot because a special |
| becomes recognizable by loose movements. Kids | | | | van is required for children suffering from this type of |
| suffering from this disease will face issues in handling | | | | neurological disorder. |
| and doing everyday tasks. | | | | A child may also require treatment for managing |
| If your loved one is suffering from this disease, it is | | | | stress, as the disease can be quite frustrating. The |
| very important for you to understand its causes and | | | | child may want to do something but might not be able |
| symptoms. It is caused by a few damages in brain. | | | | to do so, which will obviously frustrate him a lot. This |
| We all know that brain handles the smooth | | | | will make the situation even worse, so make sure that |
| coordination of the movements of the body and if any | | | | you give that child proper attention and also that |
| part of brain is damaged, the body parts obviously | | | | frustration management classes are held to ease his |
| would not receive signals. | | | | suffering. |
| This kind of neurological disorder should not be taken | | | | The treatment of athetoid cerebral palsy is very |
| lightly. Twenty five percent of the patients suffering | | | | expensive. Since a lot of equipment and tools are |
| are said to suffer from Athetoid cerebral palsy later. | | | | required, this specific treatment can cost you millions of |
| There are high chances that it affects cervical spine, | | | | dollars. |