Cerebral Palsy

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses cerebral palsy (CP), a range of disabilities caused by brain damage before or during birth or in the first years of life. The paper explains that CP is characterized by a loss of voluntary muscular control and coordination. The paper defines the disorder and presents statistics of the prevalence of CP in the United States. A brief history of CP is provided and the possible causes of the disorder are examined. The paper explores several medical breakthroughs in the field.
Outline
Introduction
Definition and Prevalence of the Disorder
Variations of Cerebral Palsy
History
Causes
Medical Breakthroughs
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Cerebral palsy, because it influences the way children develop, is called a developmental disability; it is more prevalent in the United States today than any other developmental disability, with about two out of every thousand children born in the United States exhibiting some form of cerebral palsy. Approximately 500,000 people in the United States have some degree of cerebral palsy, with 5,000 infants and toddlers and 1,200 to 1,500 preschoolers diagnosed with cerebral palsy each year. The United States has not system for monitoring the incidence of cerebral palsy, so there is no way to know if the incidence is increasing, decreasing or relatively static (About cerebral palsy Web site). "

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