What is cerebral palsy?

Cerebral palsy is a group of nonprogressive disorders that affect a person's ability to move and to maintain balance and posture. It occurs when the areas of the brain that control movement and posture do not develop correctly or get damaged. The disorders appear in the first few years of life.

How do members experience cerebral palsy?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cerebral palsy*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for cerebral palsy*

Who has cerebral palsy on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 33
20s 43
30s 71
40s 73
50s 54
60s 37
70+ 14

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 125
Female 193

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What is cerebral palsy?

Cerebral palsy is a group of nonprogressive disorders that affect a person's ability to move and to maintain balance and posture. It occurs when the areas of the brain that control movement and posture do not develop correctly or get damaged. The disorders appear in the first few years of life.



Common symptoms reported by people with cerebral palsy

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for cerebral palsy

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Compare treatments taken by people with cerebral palsy

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Who has cerebral palsy on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 235 say cerebral palsy is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 33
20s 43
30s 71
40s 73
50s 54
60s 37
70+ 14
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 107
20-29 years 4
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 125
Female 193

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 154
Not Diagnosed 9

These charts show data from cerebral palsy patients who have completed their condition history
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