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Types of Cerebral PalsyCerebral palsy refers to a group of conditions that describe chronic disorders impairing control of movement. These disorders are not caused by problems in the muscles or nerves outside the brain but are caused by faulty development or damage to motor areas in the brain disrupting its ability to adequately control movement and posture. Cerebral palsy is classified into four categories according to the type of disturbance in movement and some individuals may have symptoms of more than one
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Spastic Cerebral Palsy:
Approximately 70 to 80 percent of affected patients suffer from spastic cerebral palsy, in which muscles are stiff thereby making movement difficult. When both legs are affected in a condition known as spastic diplegia, a child may have difficulty walking because tight muscles in the hips and legs cause legs to turn inward and cross at the knees called scissoring. In other cases, only one side of the body is affected in a condition known as spastic hemiplegia when the arm is more severely affected than the leg. The most severe is spastic quadriplegia, in which all four limbs and the trunk are affected usually along with the muscles controlling the mouth and tongue. Children with spastic quadriplegia suffer often from mental retardation and other problems.
Athetoid or Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy:
Approximately 10 to 20 percent of affected patients suffer from the athetoid form of cerebral palsy, which affects the entire body. It is characterized by fluctuations in muscle tone, which may vary from too tight to too loose and is sometimes associated with uncontrolled movements that can either be slow and writhing or rapid and jerky. Children generally have trouble to learn to control their bodies well enough to sit and walk. This is because muscles of the face and tongue can be affected and there also can be difficulties with sucking, swallowing and speech.
Ataxic Cerebral Palsy:
Approximately 5 to 10 percent of affected patients suffer from the ataxic form of cerebral palsy that affects balance and coordination. Those patients may walk with an unsteady gait with feet far apart and they have difficulty with motions that require precise coordination, for example writing.
Mixed forms of Cerebral Palsy:
Mixed forms exist and in that it is common for patients to have more than one form of cerebral palsy. The most common combination includes spastic cerebral palsy and athetoid cerebral palsy but other combinations are also possible.
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