Cerebral palsy
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cerebral spastic infantile paralysis, Little's disease, spastic diplegia
Broader Terms
Related Terms
birth injury, chronic brain damage, congenital brain disorder
Scope Note
heterogeneous group of nonprogressive motor disorders caused by chronic brain injuries that originate in the prenatal period, perinatal period, or first few years of life; the four major subtypes are spastic, athetoid, ataxic, and mixed cerebral palsy, with spastic forms being the most common; the motor disorder may range from difficulties with fine motor control to severe spasticity in all limbs; spastic diplegia (Little disease) is the most common subtype, and is characterized by spasticity that is more prominent in the legs than in the arms.
Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- Cerebral palsy is also known as Little's disease and static encephalopathy, but the term cerebral palsy is most widely used.
- 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.
- Under IDEA, cerebral palsy is considered an "orthopedic impairment," which is defined as .
- What Is Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral palsy is one of the most common congenital (existing before birth or at birth) disorders of childhood.
- org The legal, corporate name for the organization is the United States Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association, Inc.
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