Symptoms of mild cerebral palsy in a three-year-old child

Cerebral palsy, or cerebral palsy, is a group of persistent motor or postural developmental disorders caused by non-progressive injury to the developing fetal or infant brain. The clinical presentation of three-year-old children with cerebral palsy is characterized by motor deficits and postural abnormalities, which vary in severity from being able to run, jump, or walk independently to not being able to sit, roll over, or hold their head up. As the child grows older, the combination of negative and positive features produced by upper motor neuron damage, restricted movement, and mismatched muscle and bone growth rates predispose to compliance changes such as joint contractures, soft tissue stiffness, and scoliosis. If parents find their child, they are advised to take their child to a specialized hospital for treatment.