Efficacy of early intervention on high-risk newborns with cerebral palsy

Abstract

Objective To investigate the clinical feasibility of early intervention for high-risk newborns with cerebral palsy. Methods A total of 104 cases of newborns with high risk of cerebral palsy were selected as observation group, and 105 cases of newborns with high risk of cerebral palsy were selected as control group; the control group only received basic newborn parenting guidance, the observation group received early intervention. Incidence of neonatal cerebral palsy in the two groups were observed, and major risk factor of cerebral palsy were analyzed. Results The overall incidence of cerebral palsy in high-risk newborns was 3.9% in control group and 18.2% in observation group, the difference was statistically significant (P 0.05). Conclusions Early intervention can significantly reduce the incidence of cerebral palsy in the newborns with high-risk of cerebral palsy; premature birth, asphyxia, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and other factors have almost equal pcthogenic risk, with which newborns need to be given full attention clinically. Key words: Newborns; High risk; Cerebral palsy; Early intervention