Common health problems in people with cerebral palsy
For links to advice on health problems that are common in people with cerebral palsy, see Common health problems in people with cerebral palsy.
Consider also contributing individual factors, such as communication difficulties or challenging behaviour, and family, environmental or community problems, such as abuse and trauma.
For advice on health problems that are common to people with cerebral palsy, see:
- bladder and bowel function
- cryptorchidism (undescended testes)
- dysphagia
- epilepsy
- functional concerns over time
- gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)
- hearing and vision problems
- intellectual disability and other learning difficulties
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musculoskeletal conditions
- spasticity
- dyskinesia (ie dystonia, athetosis)
- ataxia
- lower limbs (eg hip and gait problems)
- upper limbs (eg shoulder problems)
- scoliosis or kyphoscoliosis
- nutritional problems
- oral and dental health problems
- osteoporosis
- perceptual problems
- psychiatric disorders
- respiratory disorders, including chronic lung disease
- sialorrhoea (poor saliva control)
- skin problems.