Patient's question:
When my child was born, they had slightly low oxygen levels. Later at home, we noticed the child never cried or smiled and kept clenched fists, with a very vacant expression, looking abnormal. We took them to the hospital, where they were diagnosed with cerebral palsy. This was simply a bolt from the blue for our whole family, and now we are all in great pain. How can cerebral palsy in children be cured?Doctor's answer:
Cerebral palsy is a syndrome of non-progressive brain damage in children caused by various reasons from before birth to one month after birth. Its causes are complex and diverse, with many primarily resulting from prenatal factors in the mother, such as intrauterine infections, intrauterine developmental delays, trauma during pregnancy, or the mother carrying multiple fetuses. Clinically, the goal of treating cerebral palsy is to maximize the improvement of the child's various functions to enhance their quality of life, as well as to minimize secondary joint deformities and soft tissue contractures as much as possible, and to avoid or delay surgical treatment.