A special share today to spread awareness about Hemiplegia. This one was inspired by a school friend of mine whose daughter suffers with Hemiplegia. Fran Bennett, you do an amazing job with Molly and it shows through her progress over the years. You definately have my support and the support of many others. Well done to you and your partner Hemiplegic cerebral palsy is where one side of the body is paralysed. It can affect either side of the body. It is caused by damage to the brain, such as a stroke. This can happen before, during or after birth. The condition can be congenital or acquired. Hemiplegia is caused by damage to the brain. The damage can occur before or during birth, which is called congenital hemiplegia. No one knows what causes the damage in these cases. An injury to the right side of the brain will cause the left side of the body to be paralysed. An injury to the left side of the brain will cause the right side of the body to be paralysed. The condition can vary in severity and affects each child differently. It will only affect one side of the child’s body. General symptoms include: - Difficulty walking - Poor balance - Little or no use of one hand or leg The condition affects the brain. This means that there may be other associated symptoms, such as: - Speech problems - Visual problems - Behavioural problems - Learning difficulties - Epilepsy - Developmental delay, for example learning to walk later than other children Unfortunately hemiplegia cannot be cured but treatment can help to manage the symptoms and improve quality of life The good news is that a child’s brain will often re-wire itself to a certain degree. This means that some brain function can be taken over by unaffected parts of the brain. Manual therapists such as osteopaths and physiotherapists can help the child to build up the weakened side of their body to improve function. Occupational therapy can teach them how to cope with everyday activities and speech therapy may also be necessary for some children. Thanks for taking the time to read todays update and please share amongst friends and family to spread the awareness.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 07:34:11 +0000
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