Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is not a disease or illness. It is the
description of a physical impairment that affects movement. The
movement problems vary from barely noticeable to extremely
severe.
No two people are the same. Cerebral palsy is most commonly the
result of failure of a part of the brain to develop either before
birth or in early childhood. This is sometimes the result of a
blocked blood vessel, complications in labour, extreme prematurity
or illness just after birth.
Infections during pregnancy or infancy or early childhood can
also cause CP. Occasionally it is due to an inherited disorder.