Spastic cerebral palsy

Spastic cerebral palsy (hereinafter referred to as cerebral palsy), i.e., brain paralysis, refers to motor and postural disorders caused by non-progressive damage resulting from incomplete development of the immature brain under various causes. Some lesions occurring in the upper cervical spinal cord below the pyramidal decussation do not meet the definition of this disease but can still be treated as cerebral palsy. In the United States, patients with cerebral palsy constitute the largest group of pediatric patients with neuromuscular disorders. The incidence of cerebral palsy in different countries and regions can range from 6 to 59 per 1,000 newborns. Its incidence increases with improvements in prenatal care, socioeconomic conditions, environment, and the obstetric and pediatric care received by mothers and infants. In the United States, approximately 25,000 new cases of cerebral palsy are added each year. It can be inferred that widespread neonatal care facilities are saving more infants with birth injuries or prenatal defects than ever before, and thus the number of cerebral palsy patients reported is increasing year by year.