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| Cerebral Palsy (part 1), NCBDDD, CDC |
ncbddd home cerebral palsy what is cerebral palsy? how common is it? causes & prevention economic impact resources improving health kids' quest learn more developmental disability topics autism have slow, writhing movements that they cannot control. the movements usually affect a person's hands, arms, feet, and legs. sometimes the face and tongue are affected and the person has a hard timen even more about a topic. some of these pages are within the cdc web site and others are on outside web sites. cdc has no control over the content on these outside sites. links to such sites arethat 23 of every 10,000 children 17 years of age or younger had cerebral palsy. [read a summary of the article on cerebral palsy in the united states] references: boyle ca, decoufle p, yeargin-allsoppl palsy among 3- to 10-year-old children in maddsp in 1991. for 10% of the children, the cause of their cerebral palsy had happened after they were 30 days old. the most common causes in theseal palsy and hearing loss, but in some children it can also cause mental retardation. kernicterus can be prevented by using special lights (phototherapy) or other therapies to treat babies. [read moren, make up 9% of the costs. indirect costs, which include the value of lost wages when a person dies early, cannot work, or is limited in the amount or type of work he or she can do, make up 81% of
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