Cerebral palsy history and symptoms

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic.

OR

The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Common symptoms of [disease] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Less common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].

History and Symptoms

• The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic.

OR

• The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
• Symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. 

History

Patients with cerebral palsy may have a positive history of:

• Failure to meet the expected developmental milestones
• Failure to suppress the primitive reflexes
• Intellectual disability or mental retardation
• Visual or hearing problems
• Speech or language problems
• Oromotor dysfunction
• Abnormal muscle tone- hypotonia/hypertonia
• Definite hand preference before age 1 year
• Asymmetric crawling or failure to crawl
• Failure to thrive- growth disturbance
• Complications associated with cerebral palsy such as
  • hhhh

Type of history	Specific history
Prenatal history	Prenatal exposure to Illicit drugs Toxins Infections Maternal diabetes Acute maternal illness Trauma Radiation exposure Prenatal care Fetal movements Early frequent spontaneous abortions Parental consanguinity Family history of neurologic disease
Perinatal history	Gestational age at birth Presentation of the child and delivery type Birth weight Apgar score Complications in the neonatal period Intubation time Intracranial hemorrhage Feeding difficulties Apnea Bradycardia Infection Hyperbilirubinemia
Developmental history	Significantly delayed gross motor milestones Early hand preference  when <1.5 yr old
Family history

Common Symptoms

Common symptoms of Cerebral palsy may include:

• Abnormal muscle tone

Less Common Symptoms

Less common symptoms of [disease name] include

• [Symptom 1]
• [Symptom 2]
• [Symptom 3]