Types of Cerebral Palsy

[Music] cerebral palsy known as cp for short is actually a group of similar neurological disorders that affect body movement and muscle coordination cp is caused by brain damage or abnormal brain development usually before or during birth but it can also happen during the first months or years of a child's life medical professionals give cp one of several classifications based on the type of movement disorder involved the most common type of cp is cerebral palsy people with this type of cp have stiff muscles that make their movements appear awkward cerebral palsy affects approximately 80 percent of patients with cp because different parts of the body can be affected doctors break it down into subcategories if the muscle stiffness is more in the legs with the arms less affected or not at all doctors describe it as diplegia or diparesis individuals with this type of cp may find it difficult to walk as their tight leg and hip muscles make their legs pull together and turn inward and their knees cross like scissors if the cerebral palsy affects just one side of an individual's body for example both the arm and leg on only the left or right side it's called hemaplegia which comes from the greek terms for half and paralysis this type of cerebral palsy may not result in paralysis in which case it's referred to as hemophoresis which means that one half of the body is weakened but not paralyzed the most severe type of cp is classified as the quadriplegia or quadriparesis which affects the trunk face and all four limbs individuals with this condition cannot walk and often have other developmental disorders such as intellectual disability seizures and hearing speech or vision problems a different category of cp is dyskinetic cerebral palsy individuals with this type of disorder have a difficult time controlling movement of their feet legs arms and hands which often leads to problems sitting or walking dyskinetic cp makes their movement uncontrollable slow and twisting or quick and jerky this disorder sometimes affects their face and tongue making it hard to suck swallow and even talk the muscle tone of an individual with dyskinetic cerebral palsy can vary from too loose to too tight from day to day a toxic cerebral palsy causes problems with balance and coordination due to damage of the brain's motor control centers an individual with a toxic cp may have a challenging time with either fast movements or movements that require a lot of control like writing it can also make them unsteady while walking they may even find it difficult to control their arms or hands when trying to reach for something an individual can have the symptoms of more than one type of cerebral palsy which is called mixed cerebral palsy a more common type of mixed cp is dyskinetic cerebral palsy the signs of cerebral palsy can vary greatly because there are many different levels and types of disability if your young child has difficulty walking rolling over standing or sitting you should contact your family doctor immediately there are abundant resources available to help you provide your child with a healthy and fulfilling life if you are interested in learning more about cerebral palsy its effects treatments and more please visit birthingcenter.org

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Length: 3min 59sec (239 seconds)

Published: Tue Nov 23 2021