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Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a group of neurological disorders that affect movement, muscle tone, and posture. It is caused by abnormal brain development or damage to the developing brain, often before birth, during birth, or shortly after. CP is not progressive, meaning it doesn't get worse over time, but the symptoms can change as a person grows.
Injury to the nervous system that occurs before, at the time of, or shortly after birth can cause cerebral palsy, a syndrome of deficits in visual, auditory, intellectual, and motor functions in the critical early development period for speech and language. At the center of the disorder is motor dysfunction. That is, the child’s muscles are weak, paralyzed, and/or uncoordinated.
The primary causes of cerebral palsy are anoxia, in which the brain has a restricted oxygen supply, and trauma, in which the brain is injured. Frequently, the causes are divided into three groups:
prenatal (before birth)
perinatal (at the time of birth) and
postnatal (after birth)
Although there are many different ways of describing or categorizing the way cerebral palsy affects an individual people often divide it into the following four subtypes
Spastic cerebral palsy : (most common): Muscles are stiff and movements are awkward.
Ataxic cerebral palsy : Issues with balance and depth perception.
Dyskinetic cerebral palsy : Involuntary movements (twisting, repetitive).
Athetoid cerebral palsy : uncontrolled movements, particularly in the face, arms, and upper body.
Mixed cerebral palsy : A combination of the above types.
Spastic cerebral palsy is by far the most common type of cerebral palsy, comprising roughly 80% of all cases. Children with spastic cerebral palsy have lesions in the upper motor neurons of the central nervous system. This damage leads to hypertonia (extreme muscle tension) in the muscles that receive signals from damaged portions of the brain. Hypertonia can cause involuntary muscle contractions, spasms, and secondary pain and/or stress.
Additional side effects of spastic cerebral palsy include joint deformities , scoliosis , hip dislocation and more.
Ataxic cerebral palsy is the least common type, occurring in roughly 5-10% of all CP cases. It is caused by damage to the cerebellum, and affects controlled movements and fine motor skills. This includes balance and coordination (particularly while walking) and precise movements such as writing. In young children, hypotonia is a common manifestation of ataxic CP. Unlike the rare form of degenerative neurological disease ataxia, ataxic cerebral palsy is a non-progressive condition.
It is common for children with ataxic cerebral palsy to have difficulty with visual processing (depth perception and eye movement control) and/or speech.
Athetoid Cerebral Palsy occurs in roughly 0.27 per 1,000 live births, and comprises 15-20% of CP cases. This subtype is the result of damage to the basal ganglia, the part of the brain responsible for regulating voluntary movements. In many cases, ADCP is caused by hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy/HIE (brain damage due to a lack of oxygenated blood) or kernicterus (brain damage due to severe or improperly-managed jaundice).
ADCP causes a combination of hypertonia, hypotonia, and involuntary motions.
Children with ADCP may have trouble sitting upright, walking, grasping objects, performing fine motor tasks, sucking, swallowing, and talking.
There is no cure for Cerebral palsy, but early intervention and supportive care given below help improve quality of life
Speech, physical, and occupational therapy
Special education support
Regular health checkups for early detection of associated conditions
Encouragement of social inclusion and life skills
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