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Cerebral Palsy Syndromes
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Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis common
Incidenceis approximately 1 in 444 people
Linked signs and symptoms
23Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
- Apraxia (Inability to Carry Out Planned Movements)
- Athetosis (Continuous Slow, Writhing, Involuntary Movement)
- Balance Impaired
- Growth Impairment or Stunted
- Hemiparetic Tremors (Trembling on one Side of Body)
- Hypotonia (Muscle Tone Decreased)
- Involuntary Movement (Tics)
- Involuntary Trembling Or Quivering (Tremor)
- Limp Or Limping
- Mental Retardation
- Mind: Developmental Delay
- Movement: Muscle Coordination Loss (Ataxia)
- Muscle Reflex Overactivity (Hyperreflexia)
- Muscle Spasm (Twitching)
- Muscle Spasticity
- Muscle Tension
- Poor Balance (Imbalance)
- Scissor Gait (Spasm in Legs, Walking with Thighs or Knees Hitting as they cross)
- Seizures
- Sense of Hearing Decrease
- Speech Articulation Problem (Dysarthria)
- Swallowing Difficulty (Dysphagia)
- Walking Difficulties
Linked drugs / medications
0No linked drugs are listed yet.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
22Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Surgery
2Medical therapy
6- Baclofen Pump InsertionWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Botulinum Toxin A Injection (Botox)Weakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Conductive EducationWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Derotation OsteotomyWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Orthotic DevicesWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- RhizotomyWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
Counselling and support
2Alternative and complementary therapies
7Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
0No linked diagnostic tests are listed yet.
Biological and test markers
0This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
No biological marker links are listed yet for this condition.
Introduction / full article
Cerebral Palsy Syndromes
Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT):
Recommendation: weakly against (Available evidence does not support claims that HBOT helps to treat cerebral palsy in any way)
Grade of Evidence: Moderate quality of evidence
Low-Level Laser Therapy:
Recommendation: no evidence (there is insufficient evidence to support claims that laser therapy helps to treat cerebral palsy)
Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence
* www.gradeworkinggroup.org