Definition of Cerebral Palsy (CP) is important for every medical student. It is also important for orthopedic and pediatric surgeons.
- Definition of Cerebral Palsy
group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation, that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occur in the developing fetal or infant brain. - Term History
term coined by Freud. First described by William Little in 1862.
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3. Incidence
incidence of 2–3 per 1000 live births increasing to 40–100 per 1000 live births in premature babies and those of low/very low birth weight
4. clinical manifestations of CP:
- depend on which part and how much of the brain are involved.
- Although the brain injury is static, peripheral manifestations are often not static
5. In all the cases:
- Spinal cord and muscles are structurally and biochemically normal
- Brain lesion is fixed and non-progressive.
- All progressive neurodegenerative disorders are excluded from definition
- There is motor impairment only
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