Please read Dr. Reichman’s article in Research in Developmental Disabilities titled, “Clinical and functional characteristics of children and young adults with cerebral palsy and co-occurring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.“
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common movement disorder in children, with prevalence estimated at 1.5 to more than 4 per 1000 live births globally, and 2 to 4 per 1000 in the United States. CP is defined as a group of neurodevelopmental disorders that affects body movement, posture, coordination, and balance. Individuals with CP also experience impairments in sensation, perception, cognition, communication, and behavior, as well as secondary musculoskeletal problems.
CP is classified by its motor type and distribution of limb involvement, depending on the areas of the brain affected. The four main types of CP are spastic, dyskinetic (dystonia, chorea and athetosis), ataxic, and mixed pattern. The most common type of CP is spastic CP, which affects approximately 80 % of children and young adults (CYAs) with CP). Spastic CP can be unilateral (involving only one side of the body) or bilateral (involving both sides of the body). People with spastic CP have increased muscle tone resulting in muscles that are stiff. To read the full article.
Clinical and functional characteristics of children and young adults with cerebral palsy and co-occurring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Casseus M, Cheng J, Reichman NE. Res Dev Disabil. 2024 Aug;151:104787. PMID: 38924957 DOI: 1016/j.ridd.2024.104787