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Types of Palsy

Ataxic Cerebral Palsy
Ataxic Cerebral Palsy

Like all other types of cerebral palsy, ataxic CP is a developmental disorder that affects motor function. Ataxic cerebral palsy is characterized by problems with balance and coordination. These issues are caused by damage to the developing brain’s motor control centers.

Ataxic Cerebral Palsy
Ataxic Cerebral Palsy

Ataxic cerebral palsy is characterized by problems with balance and coordination. These issues are caused by damage to the developing brain’s motor control centers. Children with ataxic cerebral palsy have a hard time controlling their movements.

Bell's Palsy, Partial Facial Paralysis
Bell's Palsy, Partial Facial Paralysis

Bell's palsy occurs due to a malfunction of the facial nerve (VII cranial nerve), which controls the muscles of the face. Facial palsy is typified by inability to control movement in the muscles of facial expression. The paralysis is of the infranuclear/lower motor neuron type.

Bulbar Palsy, Impairment of Cranial Nerves
Bulbar Palsy, Impairment of Cranial Nerves

Bulbar palsy refers to a range of different signs and symptoms linked to impairment of function of the cranial nerves 9, 10, 11, 12, which occurs due to a lower motor neuron lesion in the medulla oblongata or from lesions of the lower cranial nerves outside the brainstem.

Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy
Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy

Dyskinetic cerebral palsy results from damage to the basal ganglia of the brain. The basal ganglia is like the brain’s switchboard for interpreting messages between the movement centre and the spinal chord – it is responsible for regulating voluntary movements.

Hypotonic Cerebral Palsy
Hypotonic Cerebral Palsy

Hypotonic cerebral palsy is often the result of severe brain damage or malformations. It is believed that hypotonic cerebral palsy is the result of an injury or malformation at an earlier brain developmental stage than that which causes spastic or choreoathetoid cerebral palsy.

Mixed Cerebral Palsy
Mixed Cerebral Palsy

Children with mixed cerebral palsy, however, tend to have an even wider variety in symptoms since each child is experiencing a unique type of brain damage. The symptoms of any type of cerebral palsy may apply to a child with mixed cerebral palsy.

Mixed Cerebral Palsy
Mixed Cerebral Palsy

Children with mixed cerebral palsy, however, tend to have an even wider variety in symptoms since each child is experiencing a unique type of brain damage. The symptoms of any type of cerebral palsy may apply to a child with mixed cerebral palsy.

Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Spastic cerebral palsy is a developmental disorder caused by damage to the brain before birth, during delivery, or within the first few years of life. This condition prevents the normal development of motor function. Spastic CP is characterized by jerky movements, muscle tightness and joint stiffness.

Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Spastic cerebral palsy is the most common type, making up over 70 percent of all CP diagnoses. What is Spastic Cerebral Palsy? Spastic cerebral palsy is a developmental disorder caused by damage to the brain before birth, during delivery, or within the first few years of life.

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