[Bilateral spastic paresis without the ability to walk]

Developmental disorders and severe damage to major parts of the brain cause loss of motor, sensor, cognitive and mental function. These disorders cannot be medically treated in a sufficiently curative manner and are likely to develop into severe disability in children and adults.

Medical nursing care and treatment aims to achieve the best possible quality of life by a lack of pain, ability to communicate, autonomy, and activities of daily life. As part of the team neuro-orthopedic surgeons have to analyze the orthostatic effects of motor functional disorders in order to set up a treatment plan that includes preventive and palliative treatment options by movement therapy, orthotic, medicinal, and surgical interventions.

Pain and severe progressive deformities, such as contracture of extremity joints, hip dislocation, and spinal deformity must be prevented as far as possible. Activities of daily life should be enhanced by balancing and promoting muscle power and stabilizing weak and unstable parts of the body when possible.