27/09/2019
What is Cerebral Palsy?
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a problem that affects muscle tone, movement, and motor skills. It hinders the body's ability to move in a coordinated and purposeful way. It also can affect other body functions that involve motor skills and muscles, like breathing, bladder and bowel control, eating, and talking.
CP often is caused by brain damage that happens before or during a baby's birth, or during the first 3-to-5 years of a child's life. Brain damage also can lead to other issues, like sight, hearing, and learning problems.
The types of CP are:
1. Spastic cerebral palsy- causing stiffness and movement difficulty
2. dyskinetic (athetoid) cerebral palsy- causes uncontrolled movements
3. ataxic cerebral palsy- causes disturbance of balance and depth perception
There is no cure for CP, but a child's quality of life can improve with:
1. treatment that may involve surgery
therapy, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy
2. special equipment to help kids get around and communicate with others
Cerebral palsy does not get worse over time.
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Cerebral palsy (CP) affects a child's muscle tone, movement, and more. This article explains causes, diagnosis, treatment, and coping.
