The different varieties of Cerebral Palsy

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Varieties of Cerebral palsy based on the group of muscles involved (typically only used to further describe spastic Cerebral Palsy):

Tetraplegia or Quadriplegia : Involvement of the four limbs, the trunk and the head. Most of these individuals will not be able to stand up or walk.
Diplegia: The four limbs are affected, but lower limbs are more involved than upper limbs. Some of the people with diplegia will be able to walk alone or with orthosis.
Hemiplegia: Only the right side or the left side of the body is involved. People with hemiplegia are the most likely to be able to walk, even though people with the above two types can often walk without assistance.

Varieties of Cerebral palsy based on 'quality' of movement:

Ataxia: Persons with ataxia sustained damage to their cerebellum which results in difficulties with balance, especially while walking. It is the most rare form, occurring in at most 10% of all cases. Athetoid or dyskinetic: Persons with this type typically have involuntary bodily movements. The damage occurs to the extrapyramidal motor system and/or pyramidal tract and to the basal ganglia. It occurs in about 20% of all cases.
Spastic: Persons with this form sustained damage to the corticospinal tract, motor cortex, or pyramidal tract. It occurs in about 70% of all cases.

These three forms may be found together. In 30% of all cases of cerebral palsy, the spastic form is found with one of the other types. There are a number of other minor types of cerebral palsy, but those are less common.

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