What cerebral palsy surgery is indicated for

Cerebral palsy is a relatively common condition in children, mostly due to non-progressive brain damage before and after birth, resulting in paralysis-like symptoms such as postural abnormalities and limb movement disorders, sometimes accompanied by mental retardation, epilepsy, behavioral abnormalities, mental disorders, and visual, auditory, and speech disorders. The treatment of cerebral palsy in many parts of the country tends to be conservative, with many cases being treated with medication, traditional Chinese medicine, or rehabilitation training, but often with little success. Many parents of children with cerebral palsy who receive rehabilitation training respond that they can see improvement during the training, but when they stop, they will bounce back and basically it is of no use. In fact, many parents of children with cerebral palsy do not know that cerebral palsy can be treated through surgery. So what types of cerebral palsy surgical treatments are indicated? Yes, this is a very important question. There are many types of cerebral palsy and not all of them can be treated with surgery. Cerebral palsy can be broadly categorized into spastic cerebral palsy, dystonic cerebral palsy, bradykinesia cerebral palsy, ataxia cerebral palsy, tonic cerebral palsy, tremor cerebral palsy, and mixed cerebral palsy. Spastic cerebral palsy is the most typical and common type of cerebral palsy, which can be treated by surgery. Clinical peripheral nerve narrowing and selective posterior spinal nerve rhizotomy are effective for this type of cerebral palsy and can improve the corresponding limb symptoms. For cerebral palsy with bradykinesia, ataxic cerebral palsy, mixed cerebral palsy with bradykinesia and torsion spasms, cerebral palsy, cerebral dysplasia accompanied by mental retardation, salivation, speech disorders, strabismus, etc., carotid sympathetic network denervation can be performed to treat these cases, with remarkable effects.