title: Cerebral palsy.
abstract: Essential facts Cerebral palsy, the term for several neurological conditions that affect movement and coordination, is the leading cause of physical disability in children and young people in the developed world. About one in 400 children in the UK is affected by the condition which can occur if the brain develops abnormally or is damaged before, during or shortly after birth.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans