Spastic cerebral palsy

Spastic cerebral palsy (hereinafter referred to as cerebral palsy) is cerebral palsy, which refers to movement and posture disturbances caused by non-progressive damage caused by immature brain underdevelopment due to various reasons. Some lesions that occur in the upper cervical spinal cord below the pyramidal intersection do not meet the definition of this disease, but can still be treated as cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is the largest group of pediatric patients with neuromuscular disorders in the United States. The incidence of cerebral palsy in different countries and regions can range from 6 to 59 cases per 1,000 newborns. Its incidence increases with the improvement of prenatal care, socioeconomic conditions, the environment, and obstetric and pediatric care received by mothers and babies. In the United States, about 25,000 new cases of cerebral palsy are added each year. It can be speculated that a wide range of neonatal care institutions are saving more babies with birth trauma or prenatal defects than ever before, so the number of patients with cerebral palsy is increasing year by year.

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