Patient's question:
In my village, there is a family that is very wealthy. The couple is also in good health, but their child was born with cerebral palsy. Since childhood, the child couldn't walk properly and always needed adults to support them. Now, at the age of twelve, it's still the same. How long can cerebral palsy patients live?Doctor's answer:
Children with cerebral palsy should exhibit symptoms in infancy (motor development delay is also considered a symptom), and the earlier the symptoms appear, the more severe the condition. There are many causes of childhood cerebral palsy, which can be specifically summarized as follows: parents' smoking, alcoholism, drug abuse, parental mental illness, gestational diabetes, vaginal bleeding, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, placenta previa, threatened miscarriage, or the use of fertility drugs or medication to prevent miscarriage; high parity, preterm birth, history of miscarriage, multiple pregnancies (twins or more), fetal growth retardation, and intrauterine infection.Recommendations: Early detection of cerebral palsy symptoms is beneficial for treatment. Mild cerebral palsy is often caused by the onset of symptoms.