Though rare, cerebral palsy can sometimes cause hypotonic symptoms, or chronic muscle weakness. Treatments such as physical therapy or surgery can help improve mobility. Cerebral palsy is a physical ...

Dyskinetic cerebral palsy is the second-most-common type of cerebral palsy (CP) in the U.S. All forms of cerebral palsy are life-long conditions that affect muscle movement and control. CPs are the ...

It’s the most common neurological disorder in children and affects about 3.1 for every 1,000 8-year old children, according to a 2014 study. Symptoms of CP vary in severity, but they usually come on ...

Cerebral palsy can affect any of a person’s motor skills — skills related to movement — including fine, gross, and oral motor skills. Fine motor skills refer to tasks that use small muscles from one ...

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of neurological disorders caused by a brain injury or abnormality that happens before, during, or immediately after birth, while the brain is still developing. A person ...

Cerebral palsy is divided into three major classifications to describe different movement impairments. The classifications are also significant to different areas of the brain. This is the most common ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. What links all people with cerebral palsy are the clinical and functional onset of symptoms in early development, the high ...