Patient's question:
The son has always been in good health, but it has been noticed that he rarely smiles and also has difficulty with feeding. A few days ago, we took him to the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor said that he has cerebral palsy. Since we had little knowledge about cerebral palsy before, we want to know the methods for treating cerebral palsy in newborns. What should be done for a newborn with cerebral palsy?Doctor's answer:
Hello, children with cerebral palsy often exhibit slower development compared to typical children and may experience varying degrees of impairments in intelligence, language, and motor skills. As a result, parents often use whether a child is slow to react as a criterion for judging cerebral palsy. In fact, the earlier cerebral palsy is detected in a child, the better. However, different stages present different manifestations of cerebral palsy, and making a judgment based solely on one aspect is clearly incorrect.