Patient's question:
My child started talking a bit later than others and wasn't very fluent. He couldn't communicate with others. We took him to the hospital and he took many medications and underwent long-term treatment, but it didn't improve. It's almost killed me with worry. I heard this condition has a very high mortality rate, and I'm truly terrified. How long can children with cerebral palsy live?Doctor's answer:
Cerebral palsy, usually refers to central motor disorders caused by non-progressive brain damage or brain developmental abnormalities due to various reasons from birth to one month after birth. Clinically, it is characterized by abnormal posture and muscle tone, muscle weakness, involuntary movements, and ataxia. It is often accompanied by sensory, cognitive, communication, behavioral disorders, and secondary skeletal muscle abnormalities, and may also have seizures. Active treatment is aimed at minimizing the degree of intellectual disability in children. Some children have intellectual disability due to congenital developmental abnormalities of certain organs, while others are caused by certain diseases, such as heart disease, encephalitis, difficult labor, etc., or may be caused by factors such as malnutrition, lack of normal environmental stimulation, etc.