2. HISTORY
“CEREBRAL PALSY” was first identified
by a English Surgeon “WILLIAM LITTLE”
in 1860. It is also called as Little’s Disease

3. DEFINITION
Cerebral Palsy is considered as a
neurological disorder caused by a non-
progressive brain injury or malformation
that occurs by abnormal development or
damage to motor control centers of
the brain.

4. ETIOLOGY
Prenatal
Perinatal
Postnatal/childhood

5. 1. PRENATAL
Maternal diseases
Obstetrical complication
Abuse of drugs
Cerebral malformation
Maternal diseases
Prolonged rupture of
membranes
Gestational diseases
Premature delivery
Preeclampsia
Infections
Severe protienuria
Fetal heart rate
depression
Long labor
Asphyxia

6. 2. PERINATAL
Prematurity and associated problems
Low birth weight
Meconium aspiration
Cerebral trauma
Severe hyperglycemia
Blood incompatibilities
Hyperbilirubinemia
Meconium aspiration
Complicated delivery

7. 3. POSTNATAL
Brain injury
Stroke
Meningitis or encephalitis
Traumatic brain injury
Seizures
Vascular malformations
Cerebral anoxia
Sickle cell anemia
Near drowning
Toxins

8. CLASSIFICATION OF
CP
CEREBRAL PALSY is classified
into two types as below:
Depending upon Topographical
Distribution
Depending on tone or movement
patterns (physiologic)

9. DEPENDING UPON
TOPOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
Monoplegia
Diplegia
Paraplegia
Quadriplegia
Triplegic
Hemiplegic
Tetraplegic/Double hemiplegic

10. DEPENDING ON TONE OR
MOVEMENT PATTERNS
(PHYSIOLOGIC)
Spastic CP
Athetoid/Dyskinetic CP
Ataxic CP
Flaccid/Hypotonic CP
Choreiform CP
Rigid CP
Mixed CP

12. DIAGNOSIS
Physical Evaluation
Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI)
Computerized Tomography(CT) scan
EEG
X-ray skull-intracranial calcification
Neurological assessment
Ultrasound

13. TREATMENT
Physiotherapy
Occupational therapy
Speech therapy
Surgery
Adjunctive therapy
Recreation therapy

14.  Reduce spasticity
 Increase mobility and flexibility
 Prevent deformity
 Improve physical activity
 Improve functional skills
 Intake of proper diet and medications
MEASURES TAKEN BY A
CP PATIENT

15. MAINTAIN PROPER DIET