Guangzhou Daily (all-media reporter Tu Duanyu) “Hospital beds are often hard to find during winter and summer vacations. In fact, for the treatment of many diseases in pediatric neurology, such as cerebral palsy, developmental delay, autism, ADHD, etc., We should pay long-term attention regardless of holidays." said Professor Luo Xiangyang, chief physician of the Department of Pediatric Neurology at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University and leader of the Department of Pediatric Neurology at Guangzhou Fosun Chancheng Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University. "Since January, the number of patients has increased significantly, and the number of surgical operations has also gradually increased. Of course, elective orthopedic surgeries can be performed during the holidays, but we still recommend early diagnosis and early treatment of diseases if they are found, without waiting for the holidays." Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou Jiang Guiming, director of the pediatric neurology department of Xingchancheng Hospital, said.
There is a "golden period" for treatment of childhood neurological diseases
"There are many types of neurological diseases in children." Professor Luo Xiangyang said, taking autism as an example, it is a central nervous system disease closely related to the early development process. The cause is complex and the clinical symptoms are diverse, so it is called It is an autism spectrum disorder that seriously affects the patient's ability to live independently and work.
"The 'golden period' for the treatment of this type of disease is between 2 and 4 years old." Professor Luo Xiangyang said that if a child has symptoms such as abnormal eye contact, insensitivity to name-calling, delayed language, etc., he or she should be alert to the possibility of the disease. Professor Luo Xiangyang said that the first step in treatment is early diagnosis and early treatment, and the second step is to be wary of "sideline" new technologies. There are some high-cost so-called "new technology" institutions on the market that treat autism, but in fact, there is currently no revolutionary technology in the world that can overcome autism.
Professor Luo Xiangyang proposed that drugs can be used for medical intervention according to the severity of autism; in terms of training, the "two-finger method" he pioneered is being promoted clinically.
Surgery+drugs+rehabilitation treatment is more effective
Since the beginning of the winter vacation, the number of patients scheduled for cerebral palsy surgeries in the hospital has more than doubled than usual. At the peak, more than ten surgeries were performed every day, including orthopedic surgeries on limbs. Director Jiang Guiming said that the optimal age for limb correction surgery is 4 to 12 years old. Winter and summer vacations are generally the peak period for limb correction for children with cerebral palsy, but in fact, more than half of the children miss the golden period of treatment.
"In the past, in some hospitals, children's neurological diseases often had to be dealt with by multiple departments, and medication had their own rules; now we use multi-disciplinary MDT such as neurosurgery, neurology, orthopedics, pediatrics, traditional Chinese medicine, and rehabilitation medicine. The expert joint diagnosis and treatment model helps to provide a comprehensive treatment plan and strictly implement it. In clinical practice, the most effective treatment method for children with cerebral palsy is surgery + drugs + rehabilitation treatment." Director Jiang Guiming said.