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Cerebral palsy (CP) is defined by the US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke as a group of neurological disorders “that appears in infancy or early childhood and permanently affects body movement and muscle coordination. CP is caused by damage to or abnormalities inside the developing brain that disrupt the brain’s ability to control movement and maintain posture and balance. The term cerebral refers to the brain; palsy refers to the loss or impairment of motor function.”
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