Cerebral palsy (CP) is used as a blanket term to cover nine forms of muscle and movement difficulties caused by brain damage or malformations in the brain structure. The disabilities caused by CP range from so mild that they are hardly noticeable to severe. Hypotonic cerebral palsy is a form of the disorder marked by… Read More
Congenital Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a disorder which originates in the brain and interferes with movement. Cerebral refers to the brain; palsy refers to the difficulty with movement. Ninety to ninety-five percent of cerebral palsy cases are congenital cerebral palsy; congenital means that a disorder was present at birth. The remaining five percent or so of… Read More
Ataxic Cerebral Palsy
There are nine forms of cerebral palsy—a condition in which brain abnormalities or damage interfere with the normal relaying of nerve messages from the brain to the nervous system. Ataxic cerebral palsy is one of the rarer forms of cerebral palsy (CP); fewer than one in ten people with CP have the ataxic form. The… Read More
Study Suggests Birth Defects and Poor Fetal Growth Most Common Risk Factors for Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy is a condition in which “abnormal development of the brain or damage to the developing brain affects a child’s ability to control his or her muscles,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Two different types of cerebral palsy, congenital cerebral palsy and acquired cerebral palsy both have their own sets… Read More
Risk of Cerebral Palsy and Other Development Issues Rises in Premature Infants, Study Suggests
A group of colleagues from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute and the University of Ottawa recently published their findings about the correlations between developmental problems and premature infants. In the research review, which was published in JAMA Pediatrics, the researchers found that approximately 14 to 31 percent… Read More
More than 25 Percent of Cerebral Palsy Patients are in Pain, Study Finds
A recent study in the journal Pediatrics found that more than 25 percent of adolescents with cerebral palsy experience moderate to severe chronic pain that can be debilitating, according to Disability Scoop. Often, the researchers say, the pain goes unnoticed and unknown by physicians. The most common ailments that cause pain in cerebral palsy patients… Read More