This program covers the causes, symptoms, and range of possible treatments
of cerebral palsy, including the relationship between physical and mental
handicaps, and the role of medications and physical therapy in treatment.
Animation illustrates the area of the brain damaged in patients with
cerebral palsy; the medical director of the United Cerebral Palsy
Association lists such causes as maternal infections during pregnancy,
complications during childbirth, and infant head injuries; and selective
posterior rhizotomy surgery is examined as a means of easing spasticity in
certain types of patients. (19 minutes)
