How to treat cerebral palsy in children

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I am a student of clinical medicine. Today, our school organized everyone to go to the hospital for internship, because every intern has to rotate departments. The first patient I came into contact with was a child with cerebral palsy. Let's talk about how to treat children with cerebral palsy.

How to treat cerebral palsy in children

First: rehabilitation training, the main rehabilitation treatment methods include the traditional ROM correction method, stretching, muscle strength enhancement, motor learning and neurodevelopmental treatment method of tension normalization. Bobath, vojit, Ueda's manipulation, sensory integration, P ê to, and other swallowing ability training, language training, hand function training techniques, etc.

Second: surgical treatment is mainly for children with spastic cerebral palsy. The general principles of surgical treatment are: comprehensive clinical evaluation, strict control of surgical indications, nerve root resection, neurotomy, tendon lengthening and other methods to relieve spasm, correct deformity, provide conditions for rehabilitation or play an auxiliary role.

Third: drug treatment, botulinum toxin because of its unique pharmacological effect, can block the release of acetylcholine of nerve synaptic excitation conduction and cause more lasting muscle relaxation paralysis, so as to alleviate muscle spasm, which is commonly used in the treatment of spastic cerebral palsy. Neurotrophic drugs can only be used as an auxiliary treatment, not as the main treatment.

matters needing attention

If the child is found to be cerebral palsy, he should receive professional treatment immediately. Don't delay treatment, because this situation will have a great impact on the child's future, and even may not be able to take care of himself in his basic life.