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Complications?

Intellectual disability and seizures are currently listed as 'complications' of CP in the infobox.

This is surely inaccurate - they're associated with it because the kind of brain injury or structural difference which can cause CP can also cause intellectual disability or epilepsy.

Now, reflux, or aspiration pneumonia could be argued to be true complications of cerebral palsy... (but I don't actually think they should be listed as such, when they're more complications of life with severe physical impairments, and are equally likely to be experienced by people with similarly severe impairment of other origin than CP). FlyingMeeces (talk) 15:51, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@FlyingMeeces Even though I added learning disability to the list of complications, I concede you have a point. Perhaps {{infobox medical condition}} needs to have a "frequently comorbid with" section. I dream of horses (Contribs) (Talk) 06:38, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cerebral palsy is a group of conditions that affect movement and posture. It's caused by damage that occurs to the developing brain, most often before birth. Symptoms appear during infancy or preschool years and vary from very mild to serious. Children with cerebral palsy may have exaggerated reflexes. The arms, legs and trunk may appear floppy. Or they may have stiff muscles, known as spasticity. Symptoms also can include irregular posture, movements that can't be controlled, a walk that's not steady or some combination of these. 2001:1970:5D9C:AF00:C040:6D38:A900:2877 (talk) 23:07, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]