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MeSH Heading: Cerebral Palsy
Tree Number(s): C10.228.140.140.254
Unique ID: D002547
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002547
Annotation: do not index under MUSCLE SPASTICITY unless especially discussed & then only NIM
Scope Note: A heterogeneous group of nonprogressive motor disorders caused by chronic brain injuries that originate in the prenatal period, perinatal period, or first few years of life. The four major subtypes are spastic, athetoid, ataxic, and mixed cerebral palsy, with spastic forms being the most common. The motor disorder may range from difficulties with fine motor control to severe spasticity (see MUSCLE SPASTICITY) in all limbs. Spastic diplegia (Little disease) is the most common subtype, and is characterized by spasticity that is more prominent in the legs than in the arms. Pathologically, this condition may be associated with LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR. (From Dev Med Child Neurol 1998 Aug;40(8):520-7)
Entry Term(s): CP (Cerebral Palsy); Cerebral Palsy, Athetoid; Cerebral Palsy, Atonic; Cerebral Palsy, Congenital; Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic, Infantile; Cerebral Palsy, Dyskinetic; Cerebral Palsy, Dystonic-Rigid; Cerebral Palsy, Hypotonic; Cerebral Palsy, Mixed; Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic, Infantile; Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegic, Infantile; Cerebral Palsy, Rolandic Type; Cerebral Palsy, Spastic; Congenital Cerebral Palsy; Diplegia, Spastic; Diplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy; Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic; Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic; Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegic; Little Disease; Little's Disease; Monoplegic Cerebral Palsy; Monoplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy; Quadriplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy; Rolandic Type Cerebral Palsy; Spastic Diplegia
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/25

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Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
  - Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
    - Brain Damage, Chronic [C10.228.140.140]

Cerebral Palsy Preferred

Little Disease Related

Concept UI: M0003889
Terms: Little Disease Preferred Term
Term UI T007420
Date06/15/1984
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Diplegia, Spastic
Term UI T367046
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Little's Disease
Term UI T007421
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Spastic Diplegia
Term UI T007423
Date11/23/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995)

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