Shevell Michael
From the Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology/Neurosurgery, McGill University; and Division of Pediatric Neurology, Montreal Children's Hospital-McGill University Health Centre, Canada.
Neurology. 2019 Jan 28;92(5):233-235. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006747.
Words matter. In utilizing language in a medical context, we should strive to communicate succinctly and clearly, conveying both continuity and understanding. This article seeks to put forward the error in continuing to use the term "cerebral palsy," implying a unitary disease phenomenon, when the heterogeneous nature of this entity is self-evident. In an analogous fashion to that which occurred with autism (another neurodevelopmental disability), the transition in nomenclature to "cerebral palsy spectrum disorder" is put forward for the community's consideration.
用词很重要。在医学语境中使用语言时，我们应努力简洁明了地进行沟通，传达连贯性和理解。本文旨在指出，当“脑瘫”这一实体的异质性不言而喻时，继续使用该术语暗示单一疾病现象是错误的。与自闭症（另一种神经发育障碍）的情况类似，本文提出将命名过渡为“脑瘫谱系障碍”供业界考虑。
