Abstract:Cerebral palsy (CP) refers to a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by permanent motor impairment, sometimes associated with comorbidities, such as seizures, intellectual disability, speech, visual and hearing difficulties. It is caused by lesions in the developing brain that occur before, during or in the first two years after birth. CP is the most common cause for disability in children [1,2]. Different neuromotor types of CP are described, with the bilateral spastic subtype as the most frequ… Show more
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