Neurology · UKMLA & AKT

Cerebral palsy

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  • Cerebral palsy (CP) describes a group of permanent, non-progressive disorders of movement and posture arising from damage to or abnormal development of the immature brain. The brain lesion is static, but musculoskeletal complications (contractures, scoliosis) progress as the child grows.

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