Spastic CP is characterized ... the categories listed above. Cerebral palsy is also described in topographical terms by the location of motor impairment (e.g., quadriplegic, diplegic, hemiplegic).

Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Quadriparesis is when there is muscle weakness in both arms and both legs. It is different than quadriplegia, which causes paralysis (complete loss of ...

Spasticity is a symptom of conditions, like multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke, and traumatic injury to the brain or spinal cord. It can look like a tightly folded arm with a flexed wrist ...

published a story recently about the many health challenges she has faced while living with spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy. The article also highlights the family reaching out to the public ...

The aim of this report is to describe the development of a framework for a simple quantitative classification of cerebral palsy. It was designed to be easily understood by all who are investigating, ...

Only recently has the secondary condition of pain been researched in adults with cerebral palsy ... especially in children with severe spastic quadriplegia who are nonambulatory (Bleck, 1987).