Cerebral Palsy results from damage to the brain. This damage
can be caused by an infection or improper nutrition during
pregnancy, physical injury to the brain during birth, or lack of
oxygen during birth. It can be acquired during the developmental
years as a result of a tumor, head injury, or brain infection.
Cerebral palsy is characterized by lack of control of voluntary
movements. Speech problems are often found in children with
cerebral palsy. These problems are caused by the inability to
control the muscles used to make speech sounds.
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Cerebral Palsy is a group of disorders that can involve brain
and nervous system functions, such as movement, learning, hearing,
seeing, and thinking. The several types of cerebral palsy: spastic,
dyskinetic, ataxic, hypotonic, and mixed. Cerebral palsy is caused
by injuries or abnormalities of the brain. Most of these problems
occur as a baby grows in the womb, but they can happen at any time
during the first 2 years of life, while the babys brian is still
developing.
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Be very mild or very severe. Only involve one side of the body
or both sides. Be more pronounced in either the arms or legs, or
involve both the arms and legs. Muscles that are very tight and do
not stretch. Joints are tight and do not open up all the way.
Muscle weakness or loss of movement in a group of muscles.
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The exact causes of most cases of CP are unknown, but many are
the result of problems during pregnancy in which the brain is
either damaged or doesnt develop formally. Premature babies
particularly those who weigh less than 3.3 pounds (1,510 grams)
have a higher risk of CP than babies that are carried full-term, as
are other low birth weight babies and multiple births, such as
twins and triplets.
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These signs may include cerebral palsy: early feeding
difficulties, delayed development, poor muscle control, muscle
spasms, and lack of coordination. Although the damage to the brain
will not worsen, the effect on the body can become more obvious
with age, and physical deformities can develop. Cerebral palsy may
affect a persons mobility, their ability to talk, or their outward
appearance. However, like most people, someone with cerebral palsy
also has abilities and goals in life that are much the same as
everybody elses.
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Working With Young Children text book
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