Question
A two-and-a-half-year-old child was diagnosed with infantile cerebral palsy when he was three months old. After more than two years of treatment, the results have been unsatisfactory, and the child still cannot stand and has difficulty speaking. Over this period of more than two years, three MRI scans have been conducted, all showing cerebellar atrophy without improvement. Is cerebellar atrophy a threat to the life of such a young child?
Answer
Hello, regarding cerebellar atrophy, modern medicine has not yet developed an effective treatment method. It can only alleviate symptoms and slow down the progression of the disease, but the symptoms cannot be reversed. In this situation, we can only provide one treatment principle:
- Promote normal development and suppress and improve abnormal movements.