Spastic diplegia cerebral palsy (SDCP) is a form of cerebral palsy that causes muscle stiffness and spasms in a person’s legs and, sometimes, arms. This is due to damage to the motor cortex of ...

"Spastic" is also considered an offensive term in the U.K., according to the Oxford Learner's Dictionary, which describes it as "a word for a person who is affected by cerebral palsy that is now ...

Cerebral palsy in newborns is caused by injury to a baby's brain, usually in the womb or during or shortly after birth. Early diagnosis and treatment can help.

A local 10-year-old recently stepped up to help a 3-year-old boy with mixed spastic cerebral palsy get a comfortable chair to sit in that his family’s insurance wouldn’t pay for.

The 17-year-old was born with spastic diplegia, a type of cerebral palsy that causes tightness in the hip and leg muscles. All his life, he has had to use crutches or even a wheelchair at times.

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