How long can children with cerebral palsy live

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My big cousin's children suffer from cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a terrible disease. Now the child is one year old and five months old. Recently, my big cousin took the child to the hospital for treatment. The doctor also told us about how long the children with cerebral palsy can live.

How long can children with cerebral palsy live

First of all: how long children with cerebral palsy can live depends on the treatment method and the patient's physical quality. The curative effect of drug treatment is limited and the adverse reactions are large, mainly symptomatic drugs. For example, the author of epilepsy can give corresponding antiepileptic drugs according to different types, and those with lower limb spasm can use muscle relaxants such as benhexol and baclofen to reduce muscle tension.

Secondly: the etiology of cerebral palsy in children is more complex, and the location and degree of brain injury are also different. Therefore, for a long time, there has been no ideal treatment for cerebral palsy, usually only physical therapy, functional exercise, the use of orthopedic equipment and other methods can be used for symptomatic treatment, so that the symptoms can be partially relieved.

Finally: when the muscle contracture and joint deformity are serious, orthopedic operation can be selected, and all the parts that need to be corrected should be completed in one operation as far as possible, so as to better improve the function after operation. Selective posterior rhizotomy can be used in children with extensive muscle spasm and normal muscle strength.

matters needing attention

The treatment of cerebral palsy in children also needs to provide high calorie, high protein and vitamin rich, digestible food. For children with independent eating difficulties, diet training should be carried out. During feeding, the spoon should not be pulled out when the children's teeth are clenched to prevent tooth damage.