Category: Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy Neurodevelopmental Disorder Causing Activity Limitations Cerebral Palsy (CP) is defined as a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by movement and posture disorders causing activity limitations (Gagliardi et al., 2018). The overall research was conducted in the Italian scientific institution called IRCCS Eugenio Medea. The main researcher on this study is Chiara Gagliardi, specifically working within…

Cerebral Palsy: The Disorder Almost Always Affects Children Cerebral Palsy is an umbrella term for a group of movement limiting disorders resulting in muscle tightness, muscle weakness, and tremors in one or more limbs. This often manifests itself as poor balance and coordination, but the symptoms can vary greatly from person to person, as some…

Cerebral Palsy Signs And Symptoms Cerebral palsy refers to a group of chronic disorders that involve degrees of brain damage that affect body control and movement. The term cerebral refers to the brain, while palsy describes a disorder that impairs the control of body movement. These disorders are not the result of muscles or nerves…

Cerebral Palsy: It Will Never Be Fully Cured Cerebral Palsy, a neurological disorder, is common in babies throughout the United States. 8,000 babies are born with cerebral palsy each year. Many studies, treatments, surgeries, and other medical findings are being done to better the lives of cerebral palsy patients. Although there is not a cure…

Cerebral Palsy And Its Effects On Children Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common disability of childhood that impacts movement and motor skills. This is a neurological condition with brain damage as the underlying cause. The damage may occur while the baby is still in utero, during labor and delivery, or shortly after birth. There…