Cerebral Palsy: An overview
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چکیده
The developmental disabilities are a group of disorders differentiated by the pattern of delay among developmental streams. The four streams of development include language, problem solving, motor and social. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a disorder of development in which motor function abnormalities are a key feature. It is a most common developmental disorder of children first described by William little in the 1861. Severity varies from mild with minimal disability in which affected person leads almost normal life to severe, associated with several comorbid conditions.
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