Question
A five-year-old child has been unable to walk normally and has unclear language expression. According to the parents’ description, the child was born without any abnormalities, but by the age of one, the child still could not crawl. After hospital examination, it was diagnosed as cerebral palsy. In this case, can surgery treatment be considered?
Answer
Cerebral palsy is not a single disease but a syndrome of postnatal non-progressive brain damage that occurs during the period of immature brain development, leading to posture and motor function disorders. Currently, minimally invasive surgery is often used to adjust motor nerves in order to achieve the goal of enabling patients to walk normally and care for themselves. However, during the postoperative stage, continuous rehabilitation therapy is needed to adapt to new physical characteristics.