What is Cerebral Palsy?
Cerebral palsy is a disorder of movement. It affects both the production of movement, and the controlling of movement. These are often referred to as motor problems. The main cause of cerebral palsy is a brain injury that occurs either before, during, or in the first five years of life. The areas that are affected in the brain, due to the injury, are directly related to the movement or function of the body. These include, but are not limited to, visual or hearing problems, sensory perception problems or language delay (Marion, 2012). “Cerebral” refers to the brain and “palsy” refers to the disorder of movement or posture. Children with cerebral palsy may not be able to walk, talk, eat or play as a typical child. It is important to note that cerebral palsy is neither progressive nor communicable. It is also not curable in any acceptable sense. However with the proper education, therapy, and applied technology, a person may be able to live a productive life. It is important to note that cerebral palsy is something that the individual will live with their entire life. Something that you may notice in a person with cerebral palsy is that they may have tightness or spasming of muscles, involuntary movement, disturbance in their gait and mobility, abnormal sensation and perception, impairment of seeing, hearing or speaking, or they experience seizures.
(http://www.about-cerebral-palsy.org/definition/index.html).
(http://www.about-cerebral-palsy.org/definition/index.html).
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