Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis

How is the Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy Made? When an infant or child has brain damage, a variety of symptoms can lead doctors and parents to suspect that something is wrong. In the first few months of life, an infant with brain damage may demonstrate some or all of the following symptoms:

* Lethargy, or lack of alertness

* Irritability or fussiness

* Abnormal, high-pitched cry

* Trembling of the arms and legs

* Poor feeding abilities secondary to problems sucking and swallowing

* Low muscle tone

* Abnormal posture, such as the child favoring one side of their body

* Seizures, staring spells, eye fluttering, body twitching

* Abnormal reflexes.