Michele Bond EDU 184 Cerebral Palsy What is cerebral palsy? (1) “Cerebral Palsy is a term used to describe a group of chronic conditions affecting body movement and muscle coordination. It is caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the brain, usually occurring during fetal development; before, during or shortly following birth; or during infancy. “Cerebral” refers to the brain and “palsy” to muscle weakness or poor condition which is often but not always …showed first 75 words of 2461 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2461 total…and mixed cerebral palsy. Another thing discussed was treatments. Last were myths and facts. The goal of this paper is to hope that you have had a better understanding of this sickness. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography (1.) http://www.ucpnyc.org/about/about.htm (2.) CompuServe Illnesses – Cerebral Palsy (3.) http://www.people.virginia.edu/~smb4v/tutorials/cp/cptype.htm (4.) Mayo, 2000 Mayo Foundation, copyrighted by Mayo (5.) http://geocities.com/aneecp/myth.htm (6.) http://geocities.com/aneecp/dyk.html