pediatrics
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Introduction
Cerebral palsy refers to a group of nonprogressive conditions characterized by impaired voluntary movement or posture and resulting from prenatal developmental malformations or perinatal or postnatal central nervous system damage. Cerebral palsy manifests before age 2 years. Diagnosis is clinical. Treatment may include physical and occupational therapy, braces, medications or botulinum toxin injections, orthopedic surgery, intrathecalbaclofen, or, in certain cases, dorsal rhizotomy. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of conditions that causes nonprogressive spasticity, ataxia, or involuntary movements; it is not a specific disorder or single condition. CP occurs in 2 to 3/1000 live births. The highest prevalence, 111.8/1000 live births, occurs in preterm infants < 28 weeks gestation ( Reference ). 