CEREBRAL PALSY AWARENESS WEEK: Sunday 31st July – Saturday 6th August, 2011
10 FACTS ABOUT CP
1. “Cerebral palsy” (CP) refers to permanent damage of the developing brain, which affects muscle control.
2. Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood, affecting one in every 400 children.
3. Cerebral palsy is not genetic or hereditary, it is a non-degenerative condition, and the incidents and severity are on the increase.
4. Prenatal events are now thought to be responsible for approximately 75% of cases of cerebral palsy.
5. Cerebral palsy is a life long permanent disability and many people with CP are healthy and can expect a normal life span.
6. No two people with cerebral palsy are the same, and symptoms range from very mild to very severe and everything in between.
7. Hearing, vision, speech, epilepsy and intellectual disability are commonly associated with cerebral palsy.
8. Incidents and severity of cerebral palsy are on the increase, there is no pre birth test or known cure.
9. In Australia, a child with cerebral palsy is born every 18 hours.
10. World-wide more than 15 million people have cerebral palsy, 20,000 of these are in Australia.
The Cerebral Palsy Support Network is a self-help organisation run by people who have a personal experience with cerebral palsy. It has been set up specifically to provide information, support and resources to children and adults with cerebral palsy and their families in Victoria, Australia.
The network provides a vital link to information, support and education about the issues and experiences that impact on the lives of people who have a personal experience of cerebral palsy.
To see what CPSN are up to for CEREBRAL PALSY AWARENESS WEEK: Sunday 31st July – Saturday 6th August, 2011
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