Cerebral palsy (cp)

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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.

Causes of cerebral palsy include brain damage that can result from oxygen deprivation or from infections and brain malformations.
Symptoms range from barely noticeable clumsiness, to substantial difficulty moving one or more limbs, to paralysis and joints so stiff they cannot be moved at all.
Some children with cerebral palsy also have intellectual disability, behavioral problems, difficulty seeing or hearing, and/or seizure disorders.
The diagnosis is suspected when children are late learning to walk or developing other motor skills or when a child