ndirect result of an infection before birth. It appears that the fetal brain might be affected by the body's immune response fighting an infection, not directly from the infection itself.
             There are different types of cerebral palsy. One type is spastic cerebral palsy. (3) "If muscle tone is too high or too tight, the term spastic is used to describe the type of cerebral palsy. Children with spastic CP have stiff jerky movements because their muscles are too tight. They often have a hard time moving from position to another or letting go of something in their hand. This is the most common type of CP. About half of all people with CP have spastic CP.
             Another type is ataxic cerebral palsy. Low muscle tone and poor coordination of movements is described as ataxic CP. Kids with ataxic CP look very unsteady and shaky. They have a lot of shakiness, like a tremor you have seen in a very old person, especially when they are trying to do something like write or turn a page or cut with scissors. They also often have very poor balance and may be very unsteady when they walk. Because of the shaky movements and problems coordinating their muscles, kids with ataxic CP may take longer to finish writing or art projects.
             Athetoid cerebral palsy is another kind. The term, athetoid is used to describe the type of cerebral palsy when muscle tone is mixed sometimes too high and sometimes too low. Children with athetoid CP have trouble holding themselves in an upright, steady position for sitting or walking, and often show lots of movements of their face, arms and upper body that they don't mean to make (random, involuntary movements). These movements are usually big. For some kids with athetoid CP, it takes a lot of work and concentration to get their hand to a certain spot (like to scratch their nose or reach for a cup). Because of their mixed tone and trouble keeping a position, they, might not be able to hold onto ...