Cerebral+Palsy

__ Cerebral Palsy __ Introduction Cerebal Palsy only affects one part of the brain. People who have this disorder have trouble moving, talking, eating or playing because they have trouble controling the muscles in the body. Cerebral Palsy develops before or at birth. There are three types of Cerebral Palsy:spastic,athetoid and ataxic.Poeple can have a combonation of types. The most common is spastic and athetoid.

Causes The causes of Cerebral Palsy include injuries to the brain during pregnancy or soon after birth.

Affects The three types of Cerebral Palsy affects people differently. The spastic type makes you move very stiffly. 70 to 80% of people with cerebral palsy have this type. Athetoid Cerebral Palsy makes it hard for people to control themselves.If you have Ataxic Cerebral Palsy you have shaky movements and balance problems.

Treatment Doctors give them crutches or a wheelchair and they go to physical therapy.

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