Is infantile cerebral palsy serious? My brother may have infantile cerebral palsy, how should it be treated?

Patient's question:

Is infantile cerebral palsy serious? My brother might have infantile cerebral palsy. How should it be treated?

Doctor's answer:

1. Comprehensive Rehabilitation Medicine
Such as exercise (physical) therapy, including gross motor, fine motor, balance, and coordination training; such as crawling, purposeful pointing (nose, ears, etc.), training grasping objects, holding objects, sitting up, swaying, walking (back against the wall, facing the wall), stationary exercises (bending to pick up objects, lifting feet training, single-leg standing, jumping in place), walking, running; also physical therapy, including neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy, heat therapy, hydrotherapy; as well as occupational therapy, which focuses on ability training but generally has limited efficacy. Modern medical treatment methods include: ① surgery; ② orthotics; ③ hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, phototherapy, and sonotherapy; ④ speech and communication therapy; ⑤ motor function therapy; ⑥ activities of daily living (ADL) training.
2. Medication Therapy
Oral or injectable medications: neurotrophic drugs, muscle relaxants, blood-activating drugs, etc. These include drugs that help build and repair brain tissue (cells), such as lecithin (containing phosphatidylcholine, cephalin, sphingomyelin, etc.), which can repair brain cell membrane damage caused by trauma, bleeding, or hypoxia, protect nerve cells, accelerate nerve impulse conduction, and improve learning and memory functions. Additionally, medications that can promote DNA synthesis in brain cells, enhance the brain's oxygen utilization, improve energy metabolism in brain cells, enhance brain function, supply various amino acids needed for brain tissue repair and regeneration, and regulate brain nerve activity can be chosen, such as Glicizide (brain enzyme hydrolysate tablets) and Spirulina tablets/capsules. Furthermore, actively supplementing multiple vitamins, such as 21-Jintie, is recommended. Hospitals with the necessary conditions may alternately choose the following injectable solutions (with the same effects as tablets): cerebrolysin, (brain peptides), acetylcysteine, and cytidine diphosphocholine, etc.