DYSKINETIC CEREBRAL PALSY: NEW APPROACHES TO DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION

Cerebral palsy refers to a group of non-progressive diseases characterized by impaired volitional movements or posture and resulting from prenatal malformations or perinatal or postnatal damage to the central nervous system [1]. Cerebral palsy manifests itself before the age of 2 years [1]. The exact cause of CP is unknown, but scientists identify a number of factors that can be triggers for this pathology, such as nuclear jaundice, prematurity, intrauterine disorders, neonatal encephalopathy. The following types of CP are distinguished: spastic, athetoid, ataxic and mixed. Athetoid cerebral palsy, also known as dyskinetic cerebral palsy, is the second most common subtype of cerebral palsy [2]. It is a non-progressive, permanent disorder that results from a stroke in the brain of the fetus or infant [2]. This type of cerebral palsy is manifested by bradykinetic, involuntary movements of the trunk and limbs in the proximal parts, which become more frequent with excitement or with voluntary movement. Sometimes jerky (choroid) movements can be observed.