Cerebral PalsyCerebral Palsy

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What is Cerebral Palsy?What is Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral Palsy is damage to the Cerebral Palsy is damage to the immature brain causing abnormal immature brain causing abnormal movement and posturemovement and posture

It happens before birth, during birth, It happens before birth, during birth, or during the child’s early yearsor during the child’s early years

There are 4 types: including spastic, There are 4 types: including spastic, dyskinetic, ataxic, hypotonic dyskinetic, ataxic, hypotonic

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CharacteristicsCharacteristics

A newborn baby will be limp and A newborn baby will be limp and unable to feed properly unable to feed properly

Muscles are weakened or increased Muscles are weakened or increased affecting one or more limbsaffecting one or more limbs

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Life Impacts Life Impacts

Irregular breathingIrregular breathingSeizuresSeizuresHearing or vision problemsHearing or vision problemsProblems swallowingProblems swallowingLoss of coordinationLoss of coordination

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Assistance/careAssistance/care Primary care doctorPrimary care doctor DentistDentist Social WorkerSocial Worker NursesNurses Physical and speech therapistsPhysical and speech therapists Protecting jointsProtecting joints Performing exercises by health care providersPerforming exercises by health care providers

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How to help improve someone’s How to help improve someone’s life with cerebral palsylife with cerebral palsy

You can help improve someone’s life You can help improve someone’s life with cerebral palsy by treating them with cerebral palsy by treating them like they’re just any other ordinary like they’re just any other ordinary person.person.

You can also help by doing exercises You can also help by doing exercises with them and encouraging them.with them and encouraging them.

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