Spastic Cerebral Palsey

Spactic CP :

Spastic Cerebral Palsey is the most common of the CP variants.

Spastic Cerbal Paulsy counts for around 35% of all CP cases.

Spastic CP is one of four different types of CP.

There are several varieties of this disorder such as Athetoid CP, Spastic CP and Ataxic Cerberal Pasly. The mixed CP variety is where there are symptoms of CP from more than one of the groups.

Spastic CP is when the muscle tone is too tight, which results in spastic (jerky) movements of the body parts. This is the most common of the different CP types, affecting around 50-70% of the CP patients which makes it the most common type of CP. Children with Spastic CP have stiff movements and find it very difficult to change position. They may also find it very difficult to grip objects, and to let go of objects.

This variety of CP is caused by damages to the nerves connecting the brain and the spinal cord which will result in a constant increase of the muscle tone (hypertonus) and a random-looking or "spastic" pattern of movement.

The Spastic CP can be further divided into sub-groups depending on what parts of the body are affected:

• Quadriplegic CP: When CP is showing in all four limbs (arms and legs)
• Hemiplegic CP: When CP is showing in one half (one side) of the body
• Diplegic cerebral palsy: When CP affects legs more severely than the arms.

Spastic Cerebral Palsey counts for around 35% of all cerbal palsy (paulsy) cases.