Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurological condition caused by brain damage and it is the most common motor and movement disability of childhood.
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As an umbrella term, cerebral palsy refers to a group of symptoms and disabilities. They are all related but each child will have a unique and individual experience of cerebral palsy.
Some of the potential issues a child with cerebral palsy may face include:
- Movement and walking disabilities
- Speech difficulties
- Learning disabilities
- Cognitive impairments
- Hearing or vision loss
- Epilepsy
- Emotional and behavioral challenges
- Spinal deformities
- Joint problems
What Causes Cerebral Palsy?
Brain damage is the cause of CP, but there are many different things that can trigger damage. For this reason, the exact cause of CP can’t always be determined. Possibilities include:
- Poor brain development in the womb
- Maternal infections or medical conditions
- Disruption of blood flow to the developing brain
- Genetic conditions
- Ingestion of toxins or drugs during pregnancy
- Damage to the head or skull during delivery
- Complications related to premature delivery
Types of Cerebral Palsy
There are four types of cerebral palsy:
1. Spastic Cerebral Palsy
It accounts for 75 percent of all cases. It causes increased muscle tone, known as spasticity and causes:
- Delayed developmental milestones for moving.
- Abnormal movements.
- Movement inhibition.
- Stiff and spastic muscles.
- Difficulties controlling muscle movement.
- Difficulties moving from one position to another.
Spastic Quadriplegia; impacts a child’s upper and lower limbs and body, severely restricting mobility.
Spastic Diplegia; only affects the lower half of the body. Many of these children can still walk with some impairments and may need assistive devices such as walkers.
Spastic Hemiplegia; affects one side of the body only, usually the arm more than the leg. Most children with hemiplegia can walk.
2. Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy
This is the second most common type of CP. Symptoms include:
- Dystonia, repetitive and twisting motions.
- Athetosis, writhing movements.
- Chorea, unpredictable movements.
- Poor posture.
- Painful movements.
- Difficulty swallowing or talking.
3. Ataxic Cerebral Palsy
This is the least common. It causes poor balance, limited coordination, tremors, and shaky movements that are difficult to control. It affects a person’s balance, coordination, and depth perception. The definition of Ataxia means “incoordination” or being “without order”.
Developmental signs of ataxic cerebral palsy in a child include:
- Walking with feet spread far apart.
- Trouble bringing hands together.
- Unsteady gait.
- Trouble grasping objects.
- Over-correcting movements.
- Trouble with repetitious movements.
- Struggling with speech.
- Slow eye movements.
4. Mixed Cerebral Palsy
Is a form of cerebral palsy which shares commonalities with three other recognized types. This causes symptoms characteristic of two or three of the other types. Spastic-dyskinetic cerebral palsy is the most common type of mixed CP.Symptoms: Ataxia; Spasticity