Cerebral palsy 
Definition
Diagnostic procedures
Pathophysiology
Treatment
Nursing interventions
Causes
Symptoms
disorders affecting muscle movement and coordination
response of brain tissue to decreased oxygenation
Bleeding into the brain in the womb
Stiff muscles and exaggerated reflexes
Pharmacologic Therapy
Provide emotional support
Cranial ultrasound
Difficulty with sucking or eating
Abnormal muscle tone
Excessive drooling or problems with swallowing
Developmental delay
Lack of oxygen
Fetal stroke
Maternal infections
Gene mutations
Results in hypoperfusion of periventricular white matter
Cerebral injury resulting in neuronal migration deficit.
Result in spasticity and weakness of the legs
Physiotherapy
Prevent injury
Enhance self-esteem
Prevent deformity
Increase oral fluid intake
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Ammonia levels.
Laboratory tests (blood, urine or genetic)
Thyroid function studies
Speech therapy
Surgery
Counseling or psychotherapy
Resulting in a spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy
resulting in extrapyramidal or dyskinetic cerebral palsy.
Problems in crawling
Computed tomography scanning of the brain
Cerebrospinal protein