Question

My child has been diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy at the hospital. What is the prognosis for treatment? How should it be treated?

Answer

The ideal treatment for cerebral palsy should follow the principle of “early detection, early diagnosis, and early treatment,” with the best treatment period being within 6 months, yielding the highest cure rate. The next best period is within 1 year, followed by before the age of 3. After 3 years old, medication is difficult to act on the brain, resulting in a significant decline in treatment effectiveness. The child is now over 2 years old and requires urgent treatment. Recommendations:

  1. Treatment methods for cerebral palsy include rehabilitation training, surgery, a combination of traditional Chinese medicine treatment with rehabilitation training, and cell transplantation. All treatment methods require cooperate with rehabilitation training.
  2. In a comprehensive treatment approach, the combination of traditional Chinese medicine with rehabilitation training shows the best results.