Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida: Causes and Types
Classified in Biology
Written on in English with a size of 3.41 KB
Cerebral Palsy (CP): An Overview
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood disability, a disorder that permanently affects psychomotor function. Cerebral palsy describes a group of psychomotor development disorders, causing a limitation of patient activity, attributed to problems in brain development of the fetus or child. Psychomotor disorders of cerebral palsy are often accompanied by sensory or cognitive problems, communication and perception difficulties, and, on some occasions, developmental disorders. Brain injuries that cause CP occur from the fetal period up to age 3 years (brain maturity).
Causes of Cerebral Palsy
- The causes of cerebral palsy vary from case to case and should not be attributed to a single factor. All cases develop