Parents have many questions about their child with Cerebral Palsy, questions like what is Cerebral Palsy, what is the cause of my Child's Cerebral Plasy, what are the types of Cerebral Palsy, what research is being done, and can Cerebral Palsy be prevented in my child? Questions like these are normally asked when a parent learns that their child has Cerebral Palsy.

This website hopes to answers some of these questions for you by proving more information on Cerebral Palsy throughout the site.

Below you will find some common questions concerning your child with Cerebral Palsy.

My child has Cerebral Palsy. What is Cerebral Palsy?

What is the cause of my child's Cerebral Palsy?

My child has Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Can I get more information on Spastic Cerebral Palsy and the other Cerebral Palsy types?

What types of Cerebral Palsy Research is being done?

I think my child's Cerebral Palsy is due to a doctor's mistake, bad judgement, misdiagnosis, or lack of appropriate care. I want to find out if my child's Cerebral Palsy could have been prevented. What can I do?

My child has 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 caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the brain and usually occurring during fetal development and the birthing process in addition to possibly occuring during infant development.

Cerebral Palsy is not caused by problems in the muscles or nerves but instead by faulty development or damage to the motor areas in the brain that disrupts the ability of the brain to control muscle movement.

"Cerebral" refers to the brain and "palsy" to muscle weakness/poor control. Cerebral palsy itself is not progressive, thus does not get worse over time, however, conditions such as muscle spasticity can develop which may get better over time, get worse over time, or remain the same.

For more information on Cerebral Palsy, please visit our section of the website entitled Cerebral Palsy Info for a more indepth look at Cerebral Palsy. There you will find links to various topics related to Cerebral Palsy, such as the History of Cerebral Palsy and Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis.

What is the cause of my child's Cerebral Palsy?
Cerebral Palsy is not a disorder with a single cause but rather it is a group of disorders with similar problems in the control of movements with a variety of causes.

Generally, Cerebral Palsy can be caused by birth injuries that damage the brain and in some instangces deprive the brain of oxygen during the birthing process whether it be a normal vaginal birth, a Cesearean Section Birth, or a Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).

Doctors look into the risk factors present when a case of Cerebral Palsy occurs in trying to determine the cause of a child's Cerebral Palsy.

My child has Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Can I get more information on Spastic Cerebral Palsy and the other Cerebral Palsy types?
Cerebral palsy can be classified by the type of movement problem such as Spastic Cerebral Palsy, Athetoid Cerebral Palsy, and Ataxic Cerebral Palsy, or Cerebral Palsy can be classified by the body parts involved such Hemiplegia Cerebral Palsy, Diplegia Cerebral Palsy, and Quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy.

Spastic Cerebral Palsy refers to specific physical symptoms related to abnormal muscle control. If muscle tone is too high or tight, the term Spastic Cerebral Palsyis used to describe this type of Cerebral Palsy. Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy have stiff and jerky movements because their muscles are too tight. They often have a hard time moving from one position to another or letting go of something in their hand.

Ataxic Cerebral Palsy is the most rare form of Cerebral Palsy and represents only 5-10% of existing cerebral palsy cases. Ataxic Cerebral Palsy results in low muscle tone that cause arms and legs to appear floppy or loose and stems from damage to the spinal cord and cerebellum. Ataxic Cerebral Palsy affects the entire body.

In a child with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy, the term athetoid is used to describe the type of cerebral palsy when muscle tone is mixed either too high and sometimes too low. Children with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy have trouble maintaining an upright position or steady position when sitting or walking and show lots of random movements in their face, arms body that they don't mean to make.

What types of Cerebral Palsy Research is being done?
The goal of Cerebral Palsy Research is to help improve the treatment and prevention of a Cerebral Palsy Child. Nonprofit groups such as the United Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation and The United Cerebral Palsy Association focus aspects of their groups in Cerebral Palsy Research.

Ultimately, overcoming Cerebral Palsy lies within research which will hopefully lead to the prevention of Cerebral Palsy, but in order to prevent Cerebral Palsy in our child, researchers must first understand the complex process of normal brain development and what can make this process result in Cerebral Palsy.

As a result of continued Cerebral Palsy Research, many scientists now believe that many children with Cerebral Palsy have Cerebral Palsy because of mishaps early in brain development process and are trying to formulate causes of such developmental abnormalities. Through this Cerebral Palsy Research, they hope to learn how hazards can damage a newborn's brain and develop methods for prevention.

Cerebral Palsy research observes all stages of infant development in hopes of learning if problems developed before birth, during birth, or after birth. Once determined, doctors may be able to correct any existing problems or develop new treatment methods to prevent and damage to the brain.

I think my child's Cerebral Palsy is due to a doctor's mistake, bad judgement, misdiagnosis, lack of appropriate care. I want to find out if my child's Cerebral Palsy could have been prevented. What can I do?
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