What is the difference between cerebral palsy and polio?

Poliomyelitis troubles many parents. Many patients do not know the difference between polio and cerebral palsy. There are many similarities between cerebral palsy and polio in symptoms, so many parents mistake cerebral palsy for polio. So what is the difference between cerebral palsy and polio? Let's introduce it in detail.

Cerebral palsy in children is a disease in which children suffer from brain damage and limb paralysis due to lack of oxygen and ischemia for certain reasons. We call it cerebral palsy in children.

Poliomyelitis is now medically known as poliomyelitis. It is an acute infectious disease caused by viruses invading the blood circulation system, and some viruses can invade the nervous system. Most patients are children aged one to six. The main symptoms are fever, general discomfort, limb pain, and paralysis in severe cases. It is commonly known as poliomyelitis.

There are many similarities between cerebral palsy and polio in symptoms, so many parents mistake cerebral palsy for polio. So what is the difference between polio and cerebral palsy?

Poliomyelitis can be divided into three stages:

The first is the prodromal stage, which mainly includes fever, loss of appetite, sweating, irritability and systemic hypersensitivity; nausea, vomiting, headache, sore throat, constipation, diffuse abdominal pain, rhinitis, cough, pharyngeal exudate, diarrhea, etc.

The second is the early stage of paralysis. The main symptoms of this period are: 1. The patient needs to use both hands to support himself on the bed when sitting up; 2. The patient's lips cannot touch his knees when sitting up and bending his neck; 3. The head drooping sign appears, that is, when you put your hands under the patient's shoulders and lift his trunk, the head of a normal person is parallel to the trunk. However, the head of a polio patient becomes soft and drooping.

The third stage is the paralysis stage. Paralysis usually occurs when the body temperature begins to drop and gradually worsens. When the body temperature returns to normal, the paralysis stops and there is no sensory impairment.

These are the symptoms of polio in the three stages of development, which are much more serious than cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is mainly a sequela of brain damage. This disease mainly manifests in the patient's limb movement, language and other functions, and will not produce those inherent symptoms such as headache, cough, diarrhea, etc. Polio is easily confused with cerebral palsy mainly because both can damage limb function and cause paralysis.

Through the above introduction to the difference between cerebral palsy and polio, we know that polio is different from cerebral palsy. Polio is easily confused with cerebral palsy mainly because both can damage limb function and cause paralysis. Therefore, in this regard, we should pay attention to whether the patient has other symptoms such as "diarrhea, vomiting" in addition to limb movement symptoms.