Cerebral palsy is a broad term that encompasses many different disorders of movement and posture. To describe particular types of movement disorders covered by the term, pediatricians, neurologists, and therapists use several classification systems and many labels. To understand different types of cerebral palsy more clearly, read through our interactive glossary.
ABO Blood Type Incompatibility
Adaptive Equipment
Applied Technology
Ataxic Cerebral Palsy
Athetoid Cerebral Palsy
Autism
Brain Damage
Central Nervous System
Central Nervous System Dysfunction
Cesarean Section
Communicable Diseases
Developmental Brain Malformations
Developmental Delays
Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Milestones
Disability
Down Syndrome
Encephalitis
Epilepsy
Erb's Palsy
Fetal Distress
Fetal Heart Rate Monitor
Forceps
Gait
Genetic Disorders
Interdisciplinary Team
Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Involuntary Movement
Jaundice
Lethargy
Little's Disease
Medical Treatment: Drug Therapy
Medical Treatment: Surgery
Meningitis
Mental Retardation
Mixed Cerebral Palsy
Motor Disability
Motor Function
Muscle Tone
Nervous System
Neurological Damage
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Risk Factors
Sensory Integration Therapy
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Speech and Language Therapy
Vacuum Extractors and Extraction