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Spastic cerebral palsy

Spastic cerebral palsy results is a condition in which a person has muscle tightness and problems with moving the body. People with spastic cerebral palsy have poor balance and poor coordination, especially in the arms and legs.

This condition results from some type of disruption during early brain development, such as an infection during fetal growth.

Author Sabra L. Katz-Wise
Author Ralph Poore
Editor Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor Pat Truman, MATC
Primary Medical Reviewer Michael J. Sexton, MD
- Pediatrics
Specialist Medical Reviewer Louis Pellegrino, MD
- Developmental Pediatrics
Last Updated November 20, 2006

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Last Updated: November 20, 2006
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