The difference between cerebral white matter dysplasia and cerebral palsy lies in a number of aspects such as definition, etiology, symptoms, and treatment. 1. Definition: Cerebral white matter dysplasia is a group of disorders characterized by abnormalities of the white matter of the brain due to poor formation of the nerve myelin sheath or abnormal metabolism. Cerebral palsy is a syndrome of non-progressive brain damage caused by a variety of reasons in the early stages of brain development in infants from before birth to one month after birth. 2. Causes: Cerebral white matter dysplasia can be caused by congenital factors such as gene mutation and chromosomal variation, or by acquired factors such as ischemia and hypoxia, autoimmune diseases, etc. Cerebral palsy is a complex disease. On the other hand, cerebral palsy is complicated and may be caused by factors such as preterm labor, neonatal asphyxia and intrauterine infections, but it is not hereditary. 3. Symptoms: Cerebral white matter dysplasia mainly manifests as cognitive dysfunction, which may include memory loss, loss of time and spatial orientation, and loss of computational ability. On the other hand, cerebral palsy is mainly characterized by motor dysfunction, accompanied by speech disorder and mental retardation. 4. Treatment: There is no cure for both, but cerebral palsy can be treated with rehabilitation, exercise therapy and medication to improve motor function. While cerebral white matter dysplasia can be treated with glucocorticoid drug shock therapy, gene therapy, comprehensive treatment, rehabilitation training and other methods to improve the symptoms. When patients have the above symptoms, they need to seek medical treatment as soon as possible to confirm the cause of the disease and target treatment.