Types of Cerebral Palsy
There are three common types of cerebral palsy, depending on what part of the brain is affected:
In some infants, symptoms are evident soon after birth. In others, diagnosis comes in later infancy or toddlerhood. Cerebral palsy is a permanent condition, meaning the injury to the brain doesn’t change, however, the effects of cerebral palsy often progress as people get older.
Additional Information
Conditions-Related Services
Living well with some conditions, such as cerebral palsy, requires a lifetime of expert medical care. As one of the world’s top cerebral palsy centers, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare provides a full range of services for children, teens and adults who have cerebral palsy. We guide patients and their families through the services they need from birth through adulthood. Gillette provides the following specialties and services that are most often associated with highly complex condition and injuries, such as cerebral palsy… Learn More >>
Evaluations and Testing
At Gillette, a patient who has a complex medical condition, such as cerebral palsy, often sees specialists in neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, rehabilitation medicine, sleep medicine, rehabilitation therapies and assistive technology. Working in teams, our specialists offer a wide range of collaborative evaluations and expert testing to support care and treatment. Evaluations and tests might include… Learn More >>
Treatments and Procedure
At Gillette, a patient who has a complex medical condition, such as cerebral palsy, often sees specialists in neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, rehabilitation medicine, sleep medicine, rehabilitation therapies and assistive technology. Working in teams, our specialists offer a wide range of collaborative evaluations and expert testing to support care and treatment. Treatments and procedures might include… Learn More >>
Assistive Technology Equipment
We offer assistive technology services for children, teens and adults who have disabilities and complex conditions that began during childhood. Collaborating with Gillette therapists and other specialists, our certified orthotists, prosthetists and seating practitioners support comprehensive care. We also work closely with patients, families and community professionals to design custom solutions for each patient’s needs. Some of the orthoses we supply most often are… Learn More >>
Medical Specialits
Gillette attracts the nation’s top surgeons and physicians in numerous specialties. Our medical staff is internationally recognized for excellence in surgical, medical and rehabilitative care. Drawn to Gillette by our deep expertise and extensive support services, our comprehensive teams offer a degree of specialization not found at other children’s hospitals… Learn More >>
Gillette Lifetime
Children who have complex conditions and disabilities often have needs that continue into adulthood. That’s why Gillette Lifetime Specialty Healthcare offers services for our patients (age 16 and older) who have conditions that began during childhood and require lifelong specialty care. We are experts at treating the age-related effects of cerebral palsy, epilepsy, spina bifida and neuromuscular conditions. Our facilities and services are designed specifically for our adult patients—and their families and caregivers. We offer an outpatient clinic (for ages 16 and older), an inpatient unit (for ages 18 – 40), and extensive services. Patients have access to specialty medical and surgical care, rehabilitation therapies, orthotics and prosthetics services, seating and adaptive equipment, and more… Learn More >>
