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Preferred Name

Cerebral Palsy

Definitions
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 (see MUSCLE 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)
Synonyms
Cerebral Palsies, Athetoid
Cerebral Palsy, Dyskinetic
Cerebral Palsy, Mixed
CP (Cerebral Palsy)
Monoplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsies, Dystonic-Rigid
Diplegia, Spastic
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Spastic Cerebral Palsies
Mixed Cerebral Palsies
Hypotonic Cerebral Palsies
Spastic Diplegia
Cerebral Palsy, Dystonic-Rigid
Dystonic-Rigid Cerebral Palsies
Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic
Monoplegic Cerebral Palsies
Quadriplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy
Hypotonic Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy, Congenital
Cerebral Palsy, Rolandic Type
Cerebral Palsies, Dyskinetic
Cerebral Palsies, Monoplegic
Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic
Little Disease
Mixed Cerebral Palsy
Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy
Monoplegic Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic, Infantile
Cerebral Palsy, Dystonic Rigid
Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic
Rolandic Type Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegic, Infantile
Cerebral Palsy, Hypotonic
Dystonic-Rigid Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
Cerebral Palsy, Atonic
Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegic
Spastic Diplegias
Diplegias, Spastic
Atonic Cerebral Palsy
Athetoid Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy, Athetoid
Diplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy
Little's Disease
Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic, Infantile
Congenital Cerebral Palsy
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