Zain Nadella, son of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, has died at the age of 26. Jain was suffering from a disease called Cerebral Palsy since childhood. Satya Nadella also mentioned this in his book “Hit Refresh” published in the year 2017.
Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder that affects a child’s development and ability to move around. Cerebral refers to both parts of the brain while palsy refers to weakness or problems with using muscles.
What is Cerebral Palsy? This disease occurs due to injury or improper development of the brain. This affects the ability to control the muscles. The symptoms of this disease are different in children. According to the US Health Agency Center for Disease Control (CDC), this disease can occur before the birth of the child or even after the birth of the child.
Symptoms are both mild and severe: Symptoms of cerebral palsy vary from patient to patient. Fewer symptoms of this disease are seen in some patient, then severe symptoms are also seen in some. A person with severe symptoms uses special equipment to move around. Such a patient is not able to walk on his own at all, he always needs a caretaker.
On the other hand, a person with mild symptoms may walk lightly, but he does not need special help from someone all the time.
Cause of Cerebral Palsy: The main reason for this disease is brain injury, but other than that, this disease can also be due to many problems such as the development of the child’s brain in the stomach, infection or any medical condition in the mother, blood flow in the brain. Disturbances in the scalp, injury or damage to the scalp during pregnancy, premature delivery, etc. In some cases, this disease is also genetic.
How to Detect Cerebral Palsy?: Parents should keep an eye on every activity of their child. If the child has any difficulty in walking, then immediately consult a doctor. This type of problem starts appearing in the child from childhood itself. Parents should keep an eye on the child’s activity. It is important to take care of how the child bends, how he walks, whether there is any stiffness in his legs, whether his waist does not bend backwards when the child gets up.