New ray of hope for cerebral palsy treatment in West Bengal

Bengal gets help to treat cerebral palsy from London

In a bid to boost healthcare facilities for children with developmental disorders, the West Bengal government is planning to set up a centre of excellence here in collaboration with London School for Children with Cerebral Palsy, sources said Friday. The project, expected to take off in the next financial year, would come up on the campus of the B.C. Roy Memorial Hospital for Children at Narkeldanga in the eastern part of the city.

It would help treat children with impairment of speech, cognition etc. that form the spectrum of developmental disorders. Also read all you need to know about cerebral palsy.

What is cerebral palsy?
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term for a set of conditions caused by brain damage, often accompanied by impaired and delayed development. The damage can result due to brain injury or abnormal development of brain before, during or immediately after birth.

First signs

• Delayed growth milestones very late in talking and smiling
• Lack of muscle control trouble reaching out and holding objects
• Weak muscle development difficulty in sitting, standing, turning of body
• Hand-eye coordination cannot focus steadily on anything for long
• Sensory development problem with seeing, hearing, swallowing and breathing
• Other symptoms
• Difficulty in speech
• Difficulty with simple body movements
• Unable to sit up or hold their head and body up without support
• Low vision
• Hearing loss
• Aspiration swallowing food particles in the wind pipe resulting in lung infections
• Complete physical disability in severe cases

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