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Cerebral Palsy

What is cerebral palsy (CP)?

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that cause problems with movement, balance, and posture. CP affects the cerebral motor cortex. This is the part of the brain that directs muscle movement. In fact, the first part of the name, cerebral, means having to do with the brain. The second part, palsy, means weakness or problems with using the muscles.

What are the types of cerebral palsy (CP)?

There are different types of CP:

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  1. Cerebral Palsy (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is cerebral palsy (CP)? Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that cause problems with movement, balance, and posture. CP affects the cerebral motor cortex. This ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cerebralpalsy.html - Health Topics
  2. Cerebral palsy - resources 
    ... following organizations are good resources for information on cerebral palsy : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/cp/index.html Cerebral Palsy Foundation -- www.yourcpf.org National Institute of Neurological ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002167.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Cerebral palsy 
    Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that involve the brain. This affects nervous system functions, such ... brain is still developing. In some people with cerebral palsy, parts of the brain are injured due to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000716.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Cerebral Palsy From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Cerebral palsy (CP) refers to a group of neurological disorders that appear in infancy or early childhood and permanently affect body movement and muscle ...
    https://www.ninds.nih.gov/.../disorders/cerebral-palsy - External Health Links
  5. Ataxic Cerebral Palsy (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)  
    cerebral palsy, CP, congenital disorders, motor skills, muscle tone, athetoid, dyskinetic, spastic, ataxic, intracranial bleeding, mental retardation, developmental ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/ataxic-cp.html - External Health Links
  6. Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)  
    cerebral palsy, CP, congenital disorders, motor skills, muscle tone, athetoid, dyskinetic, spastic, ataxic, intracranial bleeding, mental retardation, developmental ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/dyskinetic-cp.html - External Health Links
  7. Spastic Cerebral Palsy (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)  
    cerebral palsy, CP, congenital disorders, motor skills, muscle tone, athetoid, dyskinetic, spastic, ataxic, intracranial bleeding, mental retardation, developmental ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/spastic-cp.html - External Health Links
  8. Cerebral Palsy (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)  
    Cerebral Palsy/Children ... Cerebral Palsy ... Nemours Foundation ... cerebral palsy, congenital disorders, motor skills, muscle tone, athetoid, dyskinetic, spastic, ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/cerebral-palsy.html - External Health Links
  9. Caring for Your Child with Cerebral Palsy (CP): Ages 6-12 (Nemours Foundation)  
    cerebral palsy, cerebral palsy Checklist: Big Kids, CP, disability, palsy, disabled, mentally challenged, cognitively challenged, IEP, individualized education ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/cp-checklist-big-kids.html - External Health Links
  10. Cerebral Palsy Checklist: Teens & Young Adult (13 to 21) (Nemours Foundation)  
    Cerebral Palsy Checklist: Teens & Young Adults, IEP, individualized education program, plan, special needs, disability, disabled, therapy, transition, health ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/cp-checklist-teens.html - External Health Links
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