Evaluate The Relationship Between The Caregiver Burden Scale Of Care Provided To Children With Cerebral Palsy

Abstract

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of neurological disorder that appears in early childhood and permanently affects body movements and muscle coordination. It is caused by abnormal development or damage to brain. The term cerebral refers to the brain, and palsy refers to loss or impairment of motor function. According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2020, 1 to 4 in a thousand live births have cerebral palsy, making it the most common motor disability in childhood. In addition, such children can have co-morbid conditions like vision, hearing or speech problems, seizures and intellectual disability. The cause of cerebral palsy is the abnormal development of part of the brain or damage caused to the part of the brain that controls movement. Even though the cause is unknown, the common reasons are a genetic abnormality, congenital brain malformation, maternal infection, or fetal injury (at the time of birth). CP can be mild to profound according to the severity, and also, there are various kinds of CP based on the parts of the brain affected.