What Are Cerebral Palsy Symptoms?

Cerebral Palsy is a group of conditions arising from and doing damage to the brain. Due to its central place within the human body, it tends to have many different shades of symptoms and risk factors that portend the disorder. Here are some of the common categories of its symptoms:

• MUSCLES: Cerebral Palsy typically and severely affects a person’s muscular system and this breeds symptoms of walking problems, spastic movements, overly rigid muscles, difficulties with coordination, involuntary moves, and even paralysis among other things.


• SPEAKING: Cerebral Palsy impacts a person’s communications capabilities so be on the lookout for problems making or forming words, stuttering, or exaggerated noises from people that you suspect have this condition.


• LEARNING/GROWTH: Cerebral Palsy hinders the developmental abilities of people and this is evidenced when they have a hard time comprehending subjects, grow at a slower rate than normal, or take longer to speak.

Here are some of Cerebral Palsy’s frequent risk factors:

• External Factors: External factors that might risk Cerebral Palsy include delivery problems, early deliveries, trauma to the child, or other issues.


• Maternal Factors: Maternal influences that might risk Cerebral Palsy in a child include her health, sexual history, diet, and internal chemistry among others.


• Child Factors: A child’s own conditions might predict Cerebral Palsy especially if it is born with a low weight, is sick (with illnesses like meningitis, encephalitis, or others), or has a hormone imbalance.