Patient's question:
My son is now 4 weeks and 4 months old, a full-term baby delivered vaginally, who has cerebral palsy but has normal intelligence. It is a form of cerebral palsy that affects motor control of limbs. He just started walking at around 7-8 months, and he is improving every month. Now he can walk dozens of meters to over 100 meters but will fall, and his gait is abnormal—his feet are bent while walking, with one foot being significantly stronger than the other.Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings:
Brain MRI (plain scan) showed multiple small patchy and linear abnormal signals in the bilateral cerebral white matter. On T2WI, they appear as slightly high signals, and on fluid suppression, they appear as high signals. No other obvious abnormal signals were seen in the brain parenchyma. The size and shape of the ventricles and cisterns are normal, the midline structures are central, and the cerebellum and brainstem are normal.
Whole spine MRI (plain scan) showed that the vertebral bodies are aligned normally, with no obvious abnormalities in vertebral morphology or signals. The intervertebral disc signals are normal, and there are no abnormalities in the vertebral body or appendicular bone. At the level of T7-T10 vertebrae, the spinal cord is (significantly narrowed), and the subarachnoid space is (significantly widened). No other abnormal signals were seen in the spinal cord or within the spinal canal.
I hope to get help. Is there any good medical treatment available, or where should I go for treatment?
Doctor's answer:
The safest and most effective treatment for pediatric cerebral palsy is stem cell transplantation therapy. Stem cells, as neural precursor cells with the potential for self-renewal and differentiation into neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes, differentiate into neurons after transplantation to replenish damaged neurons. They also promote the differentiation and function of neural stem cells in pediatric brain tissue, restoring normal development of brain nerves, improving cognitive dysfunction, and providing more opportunities for further rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy. It has become the most advanced and effective treatment method.