Patient's question:
The child of my cousin's family has just been born for a short time recently. At first, the whole family was happy about the smooth delivery, but later they discovered that something was wrong with the child. The child appeared to be sticking out its tongue and was unable to move. They quickly had an examination, which revealed that the child had cerebral palsy.Doctor's answer:
The key to treating pediatric cerebral palsy is early detection and early treatment. Pediatric cerebral palsy is primarily caused by brain neuron damage and death due to hypoxia and ischemia before, during, or after birth. Therefore, the treatment of cerebral palsy mainly focuses on repairing and regenerating brain neurons to fundamentally treat the condition. Rehabilitation training and medication cannot repair damaged cells, so stem cell transplantation can only repair damaged neuron cells, thereby fundamentally treating cerebral palsy. Generally speaking, the best treatment results are achieved in patients under the age of 3. If the patient is too old, the treatment effect is relatively poorer. The treatment of cerebral palsy should be tailored to each child. First, multidisciplinary rehabilitation training should be conducted. If there are issues affecting rehabilitation training or the child's growth and development, surgical intervention should be performed, followed by continued rehabilitation training.