Question
The elder brother’s son in my family was diagnosed with cerebral palsy a year ago, reportedly due to head compression at birth. After treatment, the results were unsatisfactory, and he is about to start school, causing great concern among the family. What are the common misconceptions in the treatment process of pediatric cerebral palsy?
Answer
After doctors diagnose a child with cerebral palsy, parents often rush to seek medical help, hoping to alleviate the child’s motor function disorders through routine “injection and medication treatment.” When parents observe abnormal postures during the child’s movement, they often mistakenly believe it to be a skeletal and muscle problem, leading to delayed medical treatment. For premature infants, when parents see their children lagging behind their age-matched normal children in turning over, lying down, sitting up, standing, and walking, they often mistakenly