Cerebral palsy is caused by damage to the part of the brain that controls coordination and muscle control. The majority of cerebral palsy symptoms are not the same for every child, since there are three distinct types of the condition. A child’s symptoms will depend heavily on which type he or she has. The three [...]

Of the thousands of cases of cerebral palsy that are reported around the world every year, about ten percent of them are cases of athetoid cerebral palsy. This disorder is completely opposite of spastic cerebral palsy, which involves muscles that are simply just too rigid. With athetoid CP, the muscles are actually too loose, giving [...]

Almost 800,000 Americans have some form of cerebral palsy. The two most common forms are ataxic cerebral palsy and spastic cerebral palsy, and the effects of this disorder run the gambit from mild to severe. One CP child may be mentally impaired, while another will have full mental functioning, but suffer from musculoskeletal impairment. Some [...]

You can define cerebral palsy in many different ways. It is a deficiency or loss of muscle control and coordination. It is also described as a non-progressive congenital disorder manifesting while in utero, during birth or soon after birth, characterized by impaired muscle tone and strength, intelligence and coordination. As a parent of a child [...]

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a form of brain damage that affects thousands of newborn children around the world every year. With no definitive cure known as of yet, people who have CP tend to suffer its effects for their entire lives. It is caused by damage to the motor control centers inside the brain. There [...]

A neurological disorder that affects children while they are still in utero, during delivery and quite soon after being born is called cerebral palsy. It is an incurable condition resulting from damage to the areas of the brain that control motor function. Children with cerebral palsy can have very mild, hardly noticeable symptoms, to very [...]

Cerebral palsy is one of the most common disabilities affecting motor functioning in children. It occurs when one or more parts of the developing brain are damaged in some way. While many researchers do not know the exact cause, there are many theories. They include issues with the mother’s health, premature birth and low birth [...]

One of the most exciting and joyous times of life is supposed to be the birth of a child. When something goes wrong, this can quickly come crashing down around you. Negligence and carelessness by doctors and hospitals can lead to permanent medical injury to your newborn. Cerebral palsy is one of the most common [...]