What Is Spastic Cerebral Palsy?

 

Spastic cerebral palsy affects patients’ control of movement.  The word cerebral refers to the two hemispheres of the brain and palsy describes any movement impairment disorder.  A sign of cerebral palsy is not caused by problems with muscles or nerves but by damage to the part of the brain that controls motor actions.

 

Spastic cerebral palsy effects vary from being many and profound to being barely noticeable.  The causes of cerebral palsy are multiple and complex and often impossible to identify.  A cerebral palsy attorney can offer advice if a healthcare professional allegedly made a medical mistake before, during or after delivery that may have caused CP.