Cerebral palsy – National Library of Medicine – PubMed Health

Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that can involve brain and nervous system functions, such as movement, learning, hearing, seeing, and thinking.A.D.A.M.

There are several different types of cerebral palsy, including spastic, dyskinetic, ataxic, hypotonic, and mixed.

Cerebral palsy is caused by injuries or abnormalities of the brain. Most of these problems occur as the baby grows in the womb, but they can happen at any time during the first 2 years of life, while the baby's brain is still developing.

In some people with cerebral palsy, parts of the brain are injured due to low levels of oxygen (hypoxia) in the area. It is not known why this occurs.

Premature infants have a slightly higher risk of developing cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy may also occur during early infancy as a result of several conditions, including:

In some cases the cause of cerebral palsy is never determined.

Symptoms of cerebral palsy can be very different between people with this group of disorders. Symptoms may:

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

More here:
Cerebral palsy - National Library of Medicine - PubMed Health