Cerebral palsy refers to a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture which leads to limitation of the activity and is related to nonprogressive disturbances which tend to occur in the developing fetal or infant brain.

Motor disorders of cerebral palsy is accompanied by disturbances of sensation, cognition, communication, perception and by secondary musculoskeletal problems.

It tends to result from a brain injury or abnormality which may have occurred during foetal development or during the time of birth. In several instances it might occur within initial months of the life of the infant or after birth.

Cerebral paulsy might also occur due to the failure of the medical staff in birth injury prevention. This tends to include maltreatment of maternal infections, inability to perform a C-section in an organized manner and insufficient oxygen supply. It may also occur due to failure of use of medical equipments.

Of several types of cerebral palsy, none of them tends to have a cure. Medical intervention tends to limited to prevention and treatment of complications which might arise from cerebral paulsy effects.

Cerebral palsy is divided into four major classifications for describing different movement impairments:

Spastic hemiplegia
Spastic quadriplegia
Spastic diplegia