Cerebral Palsy

It is due to abnormal brain development in the parts of the brain that control movement, often before birth.

Symptoms include: Exaggerated reflexes, floppy or rigid limps and involuntary motions

                                         Type of Cerebral Palsy

1. Spastic cerebral palsy

2. Dyskinetic

3. Ataxic

4. Mixed

Cerebral: something to do with brain

Palsy: means weakness

People with cerebral palsy can have problems swallowing and commonly have eye muscle imbalance in which the eyes don’t focus on the same object.

Might also have reduced range of motion at various joints of their bodies due to muscle stiffness.

Can also affect speech and eating

                                                                 Development

-Delay in reaching motor skills milestones

-Learning difficulties

-Intellectual disabilities

-Delay growth

It can also contribute to other neurological problems

Seizures

Difficulty hearing

Problems with visions and abnormal eye movement

Abnormal touch or pain sensations.

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