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

Noun

a condition in which the limbs and muscles are permanently weak, caused by damage to the brain

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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

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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