Question
A 2-year-old baby is suspected of having cerebral palsy due to hypoxia at birth, showing slower development and uncoordinated movements. The family is inquiring about treatment options.
Answer
The goal of treating cerebral palsy is to correct motor and postural abnormalities through comprehensive treatment, reduce the degree of disability, and promote normal development. Treatment should involve early diagnosis, early intervention, and long-term rehabilitation. Measures include: 1. Rehabilitation therapy, assess functional impairments, and develop age-appropriate training programs; 2. Orthopedic surgery, applicable to children aged 6 to 10 during the maturation period of gait, mainly for spastic cerebral palsy; 3. Family education, strengthen parental education, learn functional training and daily living training; 4. Medication treatment, currently no effective drug, only symptomatic treatment, such as antiparkinsonism drugs for relieving athetosis, baclofen to reduce muscle tone.