- Affects specific side of the body, resulting in balancing difficulties and jerky movements.
- Normally upper body more affected than lower body.


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- Spastic Diplegia/Diparesis
- Spastic Hemiplegia/Hemiparesis
- Spastic Quadriplegia/Quadriparesi
- Mixed Cerebral Palsy

Types of Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Bass, P. (2020, April 14). Spastic hemiplegia cerebral palsy: Causes and treatment. Cerebral Palsy Guidance. Retrieved November 8, 2021, from https://www.cerebralpalsyguidance.com/cerebral-palsy/types/spastic-hemiplegia/. 

Spastic Hemiplegia Cerebral Palsy (Cerebral Palsy Guidance)

- Muscle stiffness in leg, resulting in difficulty walking
- Tight hip and leg muscles make legs pull together, turn inward, and cross at the knees.

Spastic Diplegia/Diparesis

Spastic Hemiplegia/Hemiparesis

- Most severe form. 
- Affects all 4 limbs, trunk, and face. 
- Usually can't walk, has intellectual disability, seizures, and/or problems with vision, hearing, or speech.


Spastic Quadriplegia/Quadriparesis

- Symptoms of multiple forms of spastic cerebral palsy.

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