COPING WITH THE UNCERTAINTIES OF SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY: CEREBRAL PALSY
COPING WITH THE UNCERTAINTIES OF SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY: CEREBRAL PALSYCerebral palsy (CP) is a condition in which the body’s control of motor movements or posture is abnormal. It is caused by damage within the motor areas of the brain or spinal cord that has occurred before or during birth or during childhood. It is not caused by a tumor or by degeneration of the nervous system. Cerebral palsy is not progressive; it does not continue to become worse, although it may become more obvious or its symptoms may vary slightly as the child matures.”Will my child who has cerebral palsy be retarded? Will he have epilepsy?”Not quite half of the children with cerebral palsy are retarded to some degree; a number of others may have behavior and learning problems. A number have no such problems, and are of normal intelligence; indeed, some have superior intelligence. Approximately one in three children with cerebral palsy will also have epilepsy, but few children with epilepsy will have cerebral palsy. Epilepsy does not cause cerebral palsy; it does not cause mental retardation. Nor does cerebral palsy cause epilepsy. When cerebral palsy and epilepsy do occur together, underlying damage to the brain has caused both.There are various forms of cerebral palsy, and the present classification is far from satisfactory.*198\208\8*
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