Patient's question:
I want to know why I still have cerebral palsy even though I'm grown up. I'm so frustrated and upset.Doctor's answer:
Cerebral palsy is often characterized by abnormal postures and delayed motor development as the main complaint. Although the brain damage or developmental abnormalities in children with cerebral palsy are non-progressive, their clinical manifestations often change as the brain injury heals and development progresses. For example, severe neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy often presents with hypotonia in early infancy, which gradually transitions to hypertonia. Balance dysfunction typically becomes apparent only when the infant reaches the developmental stages of sitting or even standing.