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If your child has cerebral palsy, we want you to know that you are not alone. Did you know cerebral palsy is a very common childhood motor disorder? In fact, 1 in every 345 children in the U.S. have cerebral palsy. While there is a lot of information on cerebral palsy<\/a>, ultimately it is important for you to know that there is hope with new interventions for cerebral palsy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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What is Cerebral Palsy?<\/h2>\n

What is cerebral palsy? Cerebral palsy is a condition that affects a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture, which limits a person\u2019s ability to participate in activities. It is caused by atypical brain development or an insult to the brain. Cerebral palsy can either be congenital or acquired. Congenital means that the abnormal development or insult to the brain occurred during pregnancy and acquired means that the insult to the brain happened in the days, weeks, months, or the first year after birth. Although cerebral palsy affects a child\u2019s body over time, it is not a progressive disease.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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There are many risk factors that can increase the chance for having cerebral palsy. Yet, the exact cause of cerebral palsy varies widely from person to person.\u00a0Wondering whether your child has cerebral palsy can be stressful for parents who have concerns for their baby.<\/p>\n

The important thing to know is that a risk factor means there is an increased possibility for cerebral palsy.. There is no one factor that has been determined to be the cause of cerebral palsy for all children. In fact, many children who are born with risk factors do not have cerebral palsy and about half of the children born with cerebral palsy don\u2019t have obvious risk factors.<\/p>\n

Confusing, right? If you or others have concerns about your baby\u2019s motor development and your baby has one or more risk factors, talk with your pediatrician. Follow your parent\u2019s intuition. It\u2019s better to have a specialist, whether a pediatric neurologist or physical therapist, evaluate your baby and make sure your baby is developing as should be.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Newborn Risk Factors for Cerebral Palsy<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Congenital risk factors for cerebral palsy include:<\/p>\n