Cerebral Palsy: Disorder Of The Brain

Cerebral Palsy is the disorder of the brain.The brain tells your body what to do or how to go about doing things. It affects all parts of your body. You can get CP as an unborn child still in the womb.Cerebral Palsy is do to brain damage, an infection, or an the unusual production of brain tissue.It can also be caused by a head injury.Some common symptoms of Cerebral palsy include the exaggeration of muscles, stiff limbs, and movement that you can not control or that is involuntary.CP can not be cured, but there are treatment plans made ahead to slow down symptoms. It can be treated with Physical therapy or you can have 1 of three or all of the prescriptions. Tizanidine (Zanaflex), Diazepam (Valium), and Baclofen.CP affects the way you eat,
sleep, walk, and talk. It can affect your posture, balance, and your ability to move.It can affect the Muscular system-Paralysis on one side of the body, difficulty walking, stiff muscles It can affect the developmental system- slow growth, learning disability, and failure to thrive.