Cerebral Palsy In Adults Is A Chronic Movement Impairment Condition

 

Cerebral palsy in adults is the umbrella term given to a group of chronic disorders of impaired movement and balance.  70 – 80% of adults and children with CP have symptoms of the most common type, which is called spastic cerebral palsy.  Other types are athetoid that affects 10 – 10% of patients and ataxic, affecting 5 – 10%.  Some people also show signs of a mixed form of cerebal palsey.

 

Cerebral palsy in adults can be mild to severe.  In some cases the signs of CP are barely noticeable and in others they are serious enough to confine the patient to a wheelchair.  There is no standard treatment for all children and adults with cerebal palsy.  Physiotherapy and occupational therapy can have benefits such as better control of balance and posture.