What is cerebral palsy?

Cerebral palsy is a group of nonprogressive disorders that affect a person's ability to move and to maintain balance and posture. It occurs when the areas of the brain that control movement and posture do not develop correctly or get damaged. The disorders appear in the first few years of life.

How do members experience cerebral palsy?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cerebral palsy*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for cerebral palsy*

Who has cerebral palsy on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 32
20s 40
30s 75
40s 65
50s 39
60s 34
70+ 11

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 119
Female 175