Disease or Syndrome
cerebral palsy
ce·re·bral pal·sy
Subclass of:
Brain Damage, Chronic
Also called:
CP
Definitions related to cerebral palsy:
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A group of disorders affecting the development of movement and posture, often accompanied by disturbances of sensation, perception, cognition, and behavior. It results from damage to the fetal or infant brain.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A heterogeneous group of nonprogressive motor disorders caused by chronic brain injuries that originate in the prenatal period, perinatal period, or first few years of life. The four major subtypes are spastic, athetoid, ataxic, and mixed cerebral palsy, with spastic forms being the most common. The motor disorder may range from difficulties with fine motor control to severe spasticity in all limbs. Spastic diplegia (Little disease) is the most common subtype, and is characterized by spasticity that is more prominent in the legs than in the arms. Pathologically, this condition may be associated with LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR. (From Dev Med Child Neurol 1998 Aug;40(8):520-7)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A non-progressive, neurological syndrome presenting in infancy or early childhood that is caused by brain injury or malformation and is characterized by permanent impairment of muscle coordination and various movement disorders.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Cerebral palsy describes a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation, that are attributed to nonprogressive disturbances that occurred in the developing fetal or infant brain. The motor disorders of cerebral palsy are often accompanied by disturbances of sensation, perception, cognition, communication, and behaviour, by epilepsy, and by secondary musculoskeletal problems.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Heterogeneous group of nonprogressive motor disorders caused by chronic brain injuries that originate in the prenatal period, perinatal period, or first few years of life; the four major subtypes are spastic, athetoid, ataxic, and mixed cerebral palsy, with spastic forms being the most common; the motor disorder may range from difficulties with fine motor control to severe spasticity in all limbs; spastic diplegia (Little disease) is the most common subtype, and is characterized by spasticity that is more prominent in the legs than in the arms.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that cause problems with movement, balance, and posture. CP affects the cerebral motor cortex. This is the part of the brain that directs muscle movement. In fact, the first part of the name, cerebral, means having to do with the brain. The second part, palsy, means weakness or problems with using the muscles. There are different types of CP: Spastic cerebral palsy, which is the most common type. It causes increased muscle tone, stiff muscles, and awkward movements. Sometimes it only affects one part of the body. In other cases, it can affect both arms and legs, the trunk, and the face.; Dyskinetic cerebral palsy, which causes problems controlling the movement of the hands, arms, feet, and legs. This can make it hard to sit and walk.; Ataxic cerebral palsy, which causes problems with balance and coordination; Mixed cerebral palsy, which means that you have symptoms of more than one type. CP is caused by abnormal development or damage to the developing brain. It could happen when The cerebral motor cortex doesn't develop normally during fetal growth; There is an injury to the brain before, during, or after birth. Both the brain damage and the disabilities it causes are permanent.MedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Cerebral palsy refers to a group of symptoms that involve difficulty moving and muscle stiffness (spasticity). It results from brain malformations that occur before birth as the brain is developing or from brain damage that occurs before, during, or shortly after birth.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Cerebral palsy is the leading cause of childhood disability affecting function and development. The incidence of the condition has not changed in more than 4 decades, despite significant advances in the medical care of neonates.WebMD, 2019
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Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone or posture. It's caused by damage that occurs to the immature brain as it develops, most often before birth.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Cerebral palsy refers to a group of neurological disorders that can affect the brain and/or spinal cord. Signs and symptoms generally appear during infancy or early childhood and vary based on the type of cerebral palsy (spastic cerebral palsy, dyskinetic cerebral palsy, ataxic cerebral palsy, and mixed cerebral palsy), the severity of...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term referring to a nonprogressive disease of the brain originating during the prenatal, neonatal, or early postnatal period when brain neuronal connections are still evolving. Secondary effects of spasticity on growth may however be progressive. There may be additional disturbances of sensation,...Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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Cerebral palsy, a group of neurological disorders characterized by paralysis resulting from abnormal development of or damage to the brain either before birth or during the first years of life. There are four types of cerebral palsy: spastic, athetoid, ataxic, and mixed. In the spastic type, there...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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