Article Context:
- Causes of Cerebral Palsy
- Symptoms of Cerebral Palsy
- Risks and Complications
- Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy
- Treatment of Cerebral Palsy
- Frequently Asked Questions
Causes of Cerebral Palsy

- Premature birth of a child in which the brain isn’t fully developed.
- Exposure of mother to certain viruses during pregnancy.
- Improper development of a child’s brain during pregnancy.
- Lack of oxygen supply to the baby’s brain during delivery.
- A disruption of blood supply to the developing brain during pregnancy is referred to as a fetal stroke.
- Infant infections that lead to inflammation in or around the brain.
- A head injury to an infant or during the early years of childhood.
Symptoms of Cerebral Palsy
- Lack of muscle coordination.
- Excessive drooling and difficulty in swallowing.
- Seizures
- Variations in muscle tone i.e. either too stiff or too floppy.
- Delays in reaching motor skills milestones and speech development.
- Difficulty with vision and hearing.
- Intellectual disabilities.
- Urinary incontinence
Risks and Complications
- During pregnancy, if the mother experiences certain contagious infections such as chickenpox, herpes, zika virus infection, the baby can develop cerebral palsy.
- Excessive drooling and difficulty in swallowing.
- Infants or newborns with jaundice and viral infections which cause inflammation in or around the brain are at higher risk to develop cerebral palsy.
- Different conditions during pregnancy such as multiple babies, low birth weight, premature birth, and complicated delivery can have an increased risk for cerebral palsy.
- As children with cerebral palsy have difficulty in swallowing, it is difficult to meet the daily nutrition requirement which results in malnutrition.
- Eye muscle imbalance affects visual fixation and tracking.
- Abnormal alignment of joints from muscle may lead to osteoarthritis.
- Facing challenges of coping with disabilities may result in mental depression.
Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy
Treatment of Cerebral Palsy
Frequently Asked Questions:
A baby's limbs have low muscle tone, resulting in heavy or floppy arms and legs. Stiffness in a baby's joints or muscles, or uncontrolled movement in the arms or legs Having difficulty coordinating body movements such as grasping and clapping. a delay in reaching developmental milestones such as rolling over, crawling, and walking
Delays in development such as rolling over, sitting, crawling, and walking. Muscle tone abnormal and unusual body posture.
CP is the most common motor disability in childhood. Cerebral refers to having something to do with the brain. Palsy refers to muscle weakness or difficulty using the muscles. CP is caused by abnormal brain development or brain damage that affects a person's ability to control his or her muscles.