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Spastic Cerebral Palsy And Has Good Use Of One Side. No Uncontrolled Movements. How Can I Reassure For Life Expectancy?
My son 41 yrs old has always had spastic cerebral palsy and only has good use of one eye and one arm and hand. He has never walked, however, has good speech and good mind (all be it there are gray areas). He has no uncontrolled movements. His sister made him think his "life expectancy" was short. I have always understood this not to be true except in severe cases. Please help me with an answer so I can reassure him. Thank you
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
In your son's case, we expect a normal life expectancy.
This is provided that he is looked after well, in terms of feeding and physiotherapy.
We should also ensure that he does not fall, or develop any pressure sores.
There may be a risk of seizures, which should be recognised and treated.
I hope it helps. Please get back if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
In your son's case, we expect a normal life expectancy.
This is provided that he is looked after well, in terms of feeding and physiotherapy.
We should also ensure that he does not fall, or develop any pressure sores.
There may be a risk of seizures, which should be recognised and treated.
I hope it helps. Please get back if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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