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Types of cerebral palsy

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Cerebral palsy refers to brain damage that occurs before a child is five years old. Therefore, adults cannot develop cerebral palsy. However, cerebral palsy does not get better or worse with age, so when a child has the condition, he or she will continue to have the condition into adulthood.

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This video covers types of cerebral palsy. It explains that cerebral palsy refers to brain damage that occurs before a child is five years old, that adults therefore cannot develop cerebral palsy, and that the condition does not get better or worse with age, so a child with the condition continues to have it into adulthood.

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  • Defines cerebral palsy as brain damage occurring before age five
  • Explains that adults cannot develop cerebral palsy
  • Covers that the condition neither improves nor worsens with age and persists into adulthood

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This video presents “Types of cerebral palsy” — Cerebral palsy refers to brain damage that occurs before a child is five years old. Therefore, adults cannot develop cerebral palsy. However, cerebral palsy does not get better or worse with age, so when a child has the condition, he or. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.

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