Does your child suffer from Spastic, Athetoid, Ataxic or a mixed form of Cerebral Palsy?
There are four different types of Cerebral Palsy, classified by the movement restrictions a patient suffers. The most common type of Cerebral Palsy is Spastic Cerebral Palsy, which means the patient is hypertonic (suffers from abnormally high muscle tension). Spastic Cerebral Palsy is broken down into three different types, depending on which part of the body is affected. If one side of the body is affected it is called spastic hemiplegia. If the lower part of the body is affected more so than the upper part this is called spastic diplegia. If the whole body is affected equally, this is called spastic quadriplegia. The second most common type of Cerebral Palsy is Athetoid Cerebral Palsy. Patients with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy suffer from hypertonia and hypotonia, which means they have a mixed muscle tone. Patients can suffer from involuntary and uncontrolled bodily movement. Another type of Cerebral Palsy is called Ataxic Cerebral Palsy. Ataxic Cerebral Palsy means patients may suffer f
