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Cerebral palsy describes the most common physical disability in childhood and occurs in 1 in 500 live births. Historically, the diagnosis has been made between age 12 and 24 months but now can be made before 6 months’ corrected age.

Motor affected Cerebral palsy is classified into the following typical Types:

  • Unilateral Spastic Hemiplegia
  • Bilateral Spastic Diplegia
  • Bilateral Spastic Quadriplegia
  • Dyskinesia
  • Ataxia

Detailed descriptions for each classification can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9641643/table/T2/?report=objectonly https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9641643

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