Cerebral palsy is one of the most prevalent pediatric motor dysfunction disorders in contemporary society, and in 1993 the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 2-3 cases of cerebral palsy occur in every 1000 live births in developed countries worldwide. The incidence of cerebral palsy in Japan was 1.4 per 1,000 in 1996. Epidemiological data from developed countries show that the incidence of cerebral palsy is on the rise due to the improvement of treatment and rescue techniques for premature and low birth weight infants, especially the monitoring of critically ill newborns. The incidence of cerebral palsy in China is still lacking national data to report, and is about 1.5‰-5‰ according to epidemiological surveys in different regions. In 1998, the results of the national “Ninth Five-Year Plan” research project on the prevalence of pediatric cerebral palsy in China were published, and the prevalence of cerebral palsy in children aged 0-6 years was 1.86‰. At present, the epidemiological characteristics of children with cerebral palsy in China are: high incidence and prevalence, most of them are moderate to mild; uneven distribution across the country, with the majority in rural areas; more boys than girls are affected.