Types of Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy can be broken down into three main types:

Ataxic cp,
Athetoid cp,
Spastic cp.

Ataxic CP - this is the rarest of the three and occurs when the cerebellum has been damaged this part of the brain controls balance. It will be difficult fop the child to coordinate their movements and they will have problems below with balancing.
Along with the three types of cp some children will have a combination of them all.

Cerebral Palsy Causes

In the case of cp there is no one cause of this severe condition. There are many things that may increase the risk of this condition but will not cause cerebral palsy all the time. In the majority of cases and average of seventy percent, it results from brain injury before the child is even born this is known as congenital cerebral palsy this would be present from birth but may take months even years to diagnose depending on how severe it illness is. There is also a chance of acquired cerebral palsy which could happen through there being a case of meningitis or brain injuries.

What is Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral Palsy Is a condition that often occurs when there has been lots of damage to the brain, this usually happens just before or during birth but also can happen if there has been a case of meningitis or brain tumors. Cerebral Palsy or CP will mostly affect the physical movements but in very severe CP there may also be mental retardation.

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