2. Introduction
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a term used to describe a problem
with movement and posture that makes certain activities
difficult. Even though someone who has cerebral palsy has
problems moving his or her muscles, this is not because
there is something wrong with the muscles or nerves.
These difficulties are caused because of problems in the
brain. The patient might have had an injury to the brain, or
had a brain that didn’t develop properly. These problems
can affect the way the brain controls movement and
posture.
3. Cerebral palsy
Simply stated, "Cerebral"
refers to the brain, and "Palsy"
refers to muscle
weakness/poor control.
Although the brain itself will
not get worse, people who
have cerebral palsy will
usually change over time.
Sometimes they will get
better, and some patients will
stay the same. Occasionally
they will get worse, usually
because of contracture of the
joints or changes in the
muscle tone;
4. Aims andObjectives
What is Cerebral palsy
Signs and Symptoms
Types and Causes of cerebral palsy
Classifications of cerebral palsy
5. Definition
Cerebral palsy is considered a neurological disorder caused
by a non-progressive brain injury or malformation that
occurs while the child’s brain is under development.
Cerebral palsy primarily affects body movement and muscle
coordination. Though cerebral palsy can be defined, having
cerebral palsy does not define the person that has the
condition.
6. Definition
While cerebral palsy (pronounced seh-ree-brel pawl-zee) is a
blanket term commonly referred to as “CP” and described
by loss or impairment of motor function, cerebral palsy is
actually caused by brain damage. The brain damage is
caused by brain injury or abnormal development of the brain
that occurs while a child’s brain is still developing — before
birth, during birth, or immediately after birth.
7. Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy affects body movement, muscle control,
muscle coordination, muscle tone, reflex, posture and
balance. It can also impact fine motor skills, gross motor
skills and oral motor functioning.
