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Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a term used to describe a group of disorders affecting body
movement and muscle co-ordination. The medical definition of cerebral palsy is a "non-
progressive" but not unchanging disorder of movement and/or posture, due to an insult
to or anomaly of the developing brain. Development of the brain starts in early
pregnancy and continues until about age three. Damage to the brain during this time
may result in cerebral palsy.
This damage interferes with messages from the brain to the body, and from the body to
the brain. The effects of cerebral palsy vary widely from individual to individual. At its
mildest, cerebral palsy may result in a slight awkwardness of movement or hand control.
At its most severe, CP may result in virtually no muscle control, profoundly affecting
movement and speech. Depending on which areas of the brain have been damaged,
one or more of the following may occur:
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a term used to describe a group of disorders affecting body
movement and muscle co-ordination. The medical definition of cerebral palsy is a "non-
progressive" but not unchanging disorder of movement and/or posture, due to an insult
to or anomaly of the developing brain. Development of the brain starts in early
pregnancy and continues until about age three. Damage to the brain during this time
may result in cerebral palsy.
This damage interferes with messages from the brain to the body, and from the body to
the brain. The effects of cerebral palsy vary widely from individual to individual. At its
mildest, cerebral palsy may result in a slight awkwardness of movement or hand control.
At its most severe, CP may result in virtually no muscle control, profoundly affecting
movement and speech. Depending on which areas of the brain have been damaged,
one or more of the following may occur:
- muscle tightness or spasms,
- involuntary movement,
- difficulty with "gross motor skills" such as walking or running,
- difficulty with "fine motor skills" such as writing or doing up buttons,
- difficulty in perception and sensation.