Cerebral palsy is a syndrome of predominantly postural and motor dysfunction caused by non-progressive brain injury from conception until the immature stage of brain development within one month after birth. Clinically, cerebral palsy, like cervical spondylosis, can be divided into various types. Different types of cervical spondylosis have different symptoms, therefore, the symptoms of different types of cerebral palsy patients are also significantly different. Spastic cerebral palsy Spastic cerebral palsy is the most common type of cerebral palsy, accounting for about 80% of the total number of cerebral palsy patients. Clinically, the main cause of spastic cerebral palsy is high muscle tone, which manifests as difficulty in abducting both thighs, difficulty in straightening the knees in flexion, and contracture of the Achilles tendon. The typical symptoms of the upper extremities are elbow and wrist flexion, while the typical symptoms of the lower extremities are walking scissor gait and internal rotation of the lower extremities. Ankylosing cerebral palsy Ankylosing cerebral palsy is caused by extravertebral injury, which is the result of extrapyramidal injury or rigid or fixed cerebral palsy, and is often mixed with spastic cerebral palsy. The main symptoms of ankylosing cerebral palsy are extrapyramidal symptoms such as leadpipe or cogwheel hypertonia, and tendon reflexes are not hyperactive. Patients mostly show uniform resistance during passive movements, bidirectional resistance during passive movements, and maximum resistance during slow movements. Hand-foot tardive cerebral palsy Patients with hand-foot tardive cerebral palsy often exhibit worm-like, co-motor ability, and speech impairment in the limbs, head, face or whole body muscles. From the clinical point of view, the patient’s symptoms will be aggravated during tension and excitement, alleviated during quiet time, and the hyperactivity disappears after sleeping. Ataxic cerebral palsy Ataxic cerebral palsy is relatively rare. The main symptoms of clinical patients are mostly signs of cerebellar lesions such as nystagmus, gait instability, swaying and intentional tremor and symptoms such as hypotonia and non-hyperactive tendon reflexes. Hypotonia cerebral palsy The main symptom of hypotonia cerebral palsy is motor deficits caused by hypotonia. Patients may show symptoms of hypotonia such as flaccid and weak muscles, hypertonia such as tight and stiff muscles, and incoordination such as wobbling of the arms and legs all the time. There is also myotonia. Although there are many types of cerebral palsy, and the symptoms and treatment of different types vary greatly, most patients can have a good prognosis as long as they receive regular rehabilitation and treatment in time. Don’t be afraid to go to the hospital for diagnosis and evaluation of your child with cerebral palsy, and receive timely treatment and rehabilitation to ensure a better improvement.