How to treat cerebral palsy

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Cerebral palsy is a terrible disease. My cousin's child is suffering from cerebral palsy. Now the child is one year old and five months old. He went to the hospital for treatment, and now his condition has improved. For patients with cerebral palsy, I will tell you about how to treat cerebral palsy.

How to treat cerebral palsy

Treatment 1: drug treatment has limited efficacy and large adverse reactions, 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.

Treatment 2: 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 physiotherapy, functional exercise, the use of orthopedic equipment and other methods can be used for symptomatic treatment, so that the symptoms can be partially relieved.

Treatment 3: surgical treatment when severe muscle contracture and joint deformity, can choose orthopedic surgery, and should try to complete all the parts need to be corrected in one operation, in order 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

Cerebral palsy patients with this disease, in daily life can cooperate with some rehabilitation training methods to alleviate, the treatment of children with cerebral palsy also need to provide high calorie, high protein and vitamin rich, easy to digest 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.