cerebral palsy

cerebral palsy

n.

A disorder usually caused by brain damage occurring at or before birth and marked by muscular impairment. Often accompanied by poor coordination, it sometimes involves speech and learning difficulties.

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cere·bral-palsied (sr-brl-pôlzd, s-r-) adj.

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cerebral palsy

n

(Medicine / Pathology) a nonprogressive impairment of muscular function and weakness of the limbs, caused by lack of oxygen to the brain immediately after birth, brain injury during birth, or viral infection

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cerebral palsy

A motor disorder often caused by brain injury occurring at or before birth, characterized by muscular impairment and symptoms such as poor coordination, spasm, abnormal stiffness, speech difficulties, and sometimes paralysis. Some children with cerebral palsy have accompanying neurologic conditions such as epilepsy, learning disorders, and mental retardation.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cerebral palsy - a loss or deficiency of motor control with involuntary spasms caused by permanent brain damage present at birth spastic paralysis brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy - any disorder or disease of the brain

Translations

cerebral palsy [ˌsɛrɪbrəlˈpɔːlzɪ] n → paralisi f inv cerebrale