Cerebral Palsy
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A heterogeneous group of nonprogressive motor disorders caused by chronic brain injuries that originate in the prenatal period, perinatal period, or first few years of life. The four major subtypes are spastic, athetoid, ataxic, and mixed cerebral palsy, with spastic forms being the most common. The motor disorder may range from difficulties with fine motor control to severe spasticity (see MUSCLE SPASTICITY) in all limbs. Spastic diplegia (Little disease) is the most common subtype, and is characterized by spasticity that is more prominent in the legs than in the arms.,Created For = LHSA-Dott
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Correspondence from Thomas T. S. Ingram to Norman Dott [check date], undated
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Identifier: Coll-32/H.23
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Thomas T.S. Ingram to Norman Dott [check date], undated. The correspondence relates to cerebral palsy and the National Health Service.
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