A heterogeneous group of nonprogressive motor disorders caused by chronic brain injuries that originate in the prenatal period, perinatal period, or first few years of life. The four major subtypes are spastic, athetoid, ataxic, and mixed cerebral palsy, with spastic forms being the most common. The motor disorder may range from difficulties with fine motor control to severe spasticity (see MUSCLE SPASTICITY) in all limbs. Spastic diplegia (Little disease) is the most common subtype, and is characterized by spasticity that is more prominent in the legs than in the arms. Pathologically, this condition may be associated with LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR. (From Dev Med Child Neurol 1998 Aug;40(8):520-7)

Descriptor ID	D002547
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.140.254
Concept/Terms	Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy CP (Cerebral Palsy) Cerebral Palsy, Dystonic-Rigid Cerebral Palsy, Dystonic-Rigid Cerebral Palsies, Dystonic-Rigid Cerebral Palsy, Dystonic Rigid Dystonic-Rigid Cerebral Palsies Dystonic-Rigid Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy, Mixed Cerebral Palsy, Mixed Mixed Cerebral Palsies Mixed Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic, Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic, Infantile Monoplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegic, Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegic, Infantile Quadriplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy, Rolandic Type Cerebral Palsy, Rolandic Type Rolandic Type Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy, Congenital Cerebral Palsy, Congenital Congenital Cerebral Palsy Little Disease Little Disease Little's Disease Spastic Diplegia Diplegias, Spastic Spastic Diplegias Diplegia, Spastic Monoplegic Cerebral Palsy Monoplegic Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsies, Monoplegic Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic Monoplegic Cerebral Palsies Cerebral Palsy, Athetoid Cerebral Palsy, Athetoid Athetoid Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsies, Athetoid Cerebral Palsy, Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsies, Dyskinetic Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy, Atonic Cerebral Palsy, Atonic Atonic Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy, Hypotonic Hypotonic Cerebral Palsies Hypotonic Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic, Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic, Infantile Diplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Spastic Cerebral Palsies Spastic Cerebral Palsy

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