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cerebral palsy
a term used to describe a type of neuromotor condition that is a disorder of movement and posture resulting from an injury to the immature brain. This can occur because
the central nervous system has not developed properly from the start (a developmental anomaly), or it can be the result of injury to a previously normally developing nervous system. The injury in cerebral palsy is always
static and nonprogressive; the lesion itself will not get worse. What often do change over time are the manifestations of
the motor disorder, such as deficits that become more noticeable as the child grows and the nervous system matures. The child
with cerebral palsy is at high risk for other deficits in neurologic, cognitive, and perceptual abilities. Motor deficits
are generally identified earlier than delays in language or perceptual abilities.
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