Cerebral palsy

Definition

Cerebral palsy describes a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation, that are attributed to nonprogressive disturbances in the developing fetal or infant brain. The motor disorders of cerebral palsy are often accompanied by disturbances of perception, cognition, communication and behavior; by epilepsy and by secondary musculoskeletal problems.

Exclusions

• Hereditary spastic paraplegia (8B44.0)

6 subordinate codes

• 8D20Spastic cerebral palsy
• 8D21Dyskinetic cerebral palsy
• 8D22Ataxic cerebral palsy
• 8D23Worster-Drought syndrome
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Diseases of the nervous system

• 8A00-8A0ZMovement disorders
• 8A20-8A2ZDisorders with neurocognitive impairment as a major feature
• 8A40-8A4ZMultiple sclerosis or other white matter disorders
• 8A60-8A6ZEpilepsy or seizures
• 8A80-8A8ZHeadache disorders
• 8B00-8B2ZCerebrovascular diseases
• 8B40-8B4ZSpinal cord disorders excluding trauma
• 8B60-8B6ZMotor neuron diseases or related disorders