Sponsored by
Factfile: Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy is not a disease or an illness, it is the description of a physical impairment that affects movement.
Cerebral palsy is not a disease or an illness, it is the description of a physical impairment that affects movement.
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 because of a blocked blood vessel, complications in labour, extreme prematurity or illness just after birth.
People with cerebral palsy often have difficulty controlling their movement and facial expressions.
Currently, one in every 400 children is affected by cerebral palsy.
There is no known cure for cerebral palsy, but many treatments can reduce the symptoms.
Email to a friend
Print this page
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Peterborough
Saturday 11 February 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: -5 C to -1 C
Wind Speed: 7 mph
Wind direction: South
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 2 C to 4 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: North west
Your view
Please sign in to be able to comment on this story.