Patient's question:
Due to work reasons, I had been married for several years without having children. Last year, I gave birth to a child, and since then, the child has been very healthy. A few days ago, when I took my son to the hospital for a check-up, the doctor said that my son has cerebral palsy. I would like to learn about the methods of treating cerebral palsy in infants. Can cerebral palsy in infants be cured?Doctor's answer:
Cerebral palsy is not an incurable disease. If it can be diagnosed and treated early, except for extremely severe cases, it can be cured or normalized. This is the viewpoint repeatedly emphasized by experts at the conference on early diagnosis and comprehensive rehabilitation of pediatric cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy (), also known as CP, refers to non-progressive brain damage caused by various reasons from prenatal to the first month after birth. It primarily manifests as central motor disorders and abnormal postures, and may or may not be accompanied by intellectual disability, language disorders, and behavioral abnormalities. It mainly affects children's growth and development, as well as their psychological maturity. According to relevant statistics, the incidence rate of cerebral palsy in premature infants is 24.7%, with very low birth weight infants being 40-70 times more likely to develop CP than full-term infants. The increasing incidence of cerebral palsy is related to the improved survival rate of low birth weight premature infants in recent years in China.