Patient's question:
The child is three years old, with good intelligence and decent speech abilities. However, their motor skills are a bit weak, and they sometimes struggle to get up after falling.Doctor's answer:
Diagnosing cerebral palsy requires five essential elements: First, there must be high-risk factors for brain injury or brain developmental defects, such as premature birth, asphyxia, etc.; Second, symptoms appear in early infancy, such as persistent clenched fists, motor disorders, etc.; Third, the condition is non-progressive, not worsening over time; Fourth, the clinical main manifestations are motor disorders and abnormal postures; Fifth, it is necessary to rule out transient developmental delays in normal children and motor disorders caused by progressive diseases.Cerebral palsy is a clinical diagnosis, not one made through certain special tests.
It is recommended that you have an examination at a formal hospital. I know several hospitals: the First People's Hospital of Guangzhou, the Guangdong Maternal and Child Health Hospital, and the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.