Cerebral Palsy can be caused by a brain injury of brain malformation that occurs while the brain is developing before, during, or after birth. As a result of the brain damage during brain development a child’s muscle control, muscle coordination, muscle tone, reflex, posture and balance can be affected.
The ways to prevent Cerebral Palsy in a way is self explanatory. You simply should take care of yourself while pregnant. The healthier you are heading into pregnancy, the less likely …show more content…
Most patients who have Cerebral Palsy most likely are affected by CP live between 30 and 70 years.
There's some very interesting facts about Cerebral Palsy and i'm going to tell you about a few of them. Every 15 minutes an Australian kid is born with Cerebral palsy. Cerebral Palsy is the most common disability among kids. Cerebral Palsy is what they call a umbrella disease reason being is that it is a permanent disease but not unchanging. Although you can have Cerebral Palsy after birth it is most common before birth. The worst thing about Cerebral Palsy is that there's no known cure.
As i did my research i ran across some statistics about children who have Cerebral Palsy. 1 in 500 of Australian babies suffer from Cerebral Palsy. 1 of 2 kids who have Cerebral palsy are in chronic pain. Also 1 of 2 kids who has cerebral palsy has an intellectual impairment. 1 of 3 Cerebral palsy patients has a hip displacement. Care for Cerebral Palsy is estimated to cost an average of $43,431 per person per year, of which approximately 37% is borne by the individual and/or their