10 Facts About Cerebral Palsy

1. “Cerebral Palsy” refers to damage of the brain, which affects muscle control.

2. Cerebral Palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood.

3. Cerebral Palsy is not genetic or hereditary, it is a non-degenerative condition, and the incidents and severity are on the increase.

4. Prenatal events are now thought to be responsible for approximately 75% of cases of Cerebral Palsy.

5. Cerebral Palsy is a life long permanent disability and many people with Cerebral Palsy are healthy and can expect a normal life span.

6. No two people with Cerebral Palsy are the same, symptoms range from very mild to very severe and everything in between.

7. Hearing, vision, speech, epilepsy and intellectual disability are commonly associated with Cerebral Palsy.

8. Incidents and severity of Cerebral Palsy are on the increase, there is no pre birth test or known cure.

9. In Australia a child with Cerebral Palsy is born every 18 hours.

10. Worldwide more than 15 million people have Cerebral Palsy, 20,000 of these are in Australia.

Want to know more? - then visit www.cpsn.info or for more info on research into Cerebral Palsy visit Solve! @ Royal Children’s Hospital