Cerebral Palsy: A Case Study

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Cerebral Palsy is a group of disorders that affect a person's ability to move and maintain balance and posture. It is the most common motor disability in childhood and the symptoms vary from person to person.
Diagnosing Cerebral Palsy can take several steps that include Developmental monitoring, screening, and medical evaluations. When the doctor monitors the child, they are tracking the growth and development over time and watching how the child moves during the exam. If concerns about the child's development during monitoring arise then they move on to the screening test as soon as possible.
During the screening, they test to see if the child has motor or movement delays. They may interview the parents or give them a questionnaire. From there

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