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ABOUT CEREBRAL PALSY
What is cerebral palsy?
Cerebral Palsy is a
term used to describe a group of chronic conditions affecting body movement and
muscle coordination. It is caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the
brain, usually occurring during fetal development; before, during or shortly
following birth; or during infancy.
"Cerebral" refers
to the brain and "palsy" to muscle weakness or poor
coordination which is often but not always a symptom.
Cerebral palsy can be severe,
such as total inability to control body movements, or mild,
such as a slight speech impairment. Depending upon which areas of the brain have
been damaged, one or more of the following may occur:
In
addition, the following may occur: abnormal sensation and perception; impairment
of sight, hearing or speech; seizures; and mental retardation.
Cerebral
palsy is NOT a disease and should never be referred to as such. It
is NOT hereditary, communicable, progressive or a primary cause of
death.
**Information on Cerebral Palsy was from United Cerebral Palsy of New York, Website http://www.ucpnyc.org/about/about.html
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