A Review on Recent Advances of Cerebral Palsy

Table 3

SCPE classification of cerebral palsy [2, 13].

Type of CP	Description
Spastic	Presents with hypertonicity and hyperreflexia
	May be unilateral or bilateral
	Presents with involuntary, uncontrolled, repetitive, and sometimes stereotype movements with altered muscle tone
Dyskinetic
Abnormal posture with hypertonicity is termed dystonic
A quick, uncontrolled, and twisting movement with hypotonia is called choreoathetosis
Ataxic	In coordination with a decreased muscle tone