European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Introduction: Cerebral palsy is actually an umbrella term for several different types of physical disabilities. The term "cerebral" refers to the area of the brain that is affected by the disease. The disease often includes other connections in the brain involving the cortex and parts of the cerebellum as well. The term "palsy" refers to the disorder of movement. Cerebral palsy causes damage to the motor control centers of the brain and can occur during different parts of pregnancy and birth. Approximately 75% of cerebral palsy cases occur during pregnancy and approximately 5% occur during birth. Additionally, it can occur after childbirth up to about age three. Cerebral palsy occurs in an average of 2 to 3 babies out of 1000 live births. There has also been a slight increase in these numbers in recent years. Cerebral palsy (C.P) describe a group of permanent disorders of the development of movements & posture causing activity limitation that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing fetal or the infant brain. The motor disorder of C.P are accompanied by disturbance of sensation, perception, cognition, communication & behaviour, epilepsy & by secondary musculoskeletal problems