Editing Cerebral palsy (section)

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Spastic cerebral palsy is the type of cerebral palsy characterized by [[spasticity]] or high muscle tone often resulting in stiff, jerky movements.<ref name=":0:" /> Itself an [[umbrella term]] encompassing [[spastic hemiplegia]], [[spastic diplegia]], [[spastic quadriplegia]] and – where solely one limb or one specific area of the body is affected – spastic monoplegia. Spastic cerebral palsy affects the [[motor cortex]]<ref name=":0:" /> of the brain, a specific portion of the [[cerebral cortex]] responsible for the planning and completion of voluntary movement.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nba.uth.tmc.edu/neuroscience/m/s3/chapter03.html |title=Chapter 3: The motor cortex |vauthors=Knierim J |date=2020 |website=Neuroscience online: An electronic textbook of the neurosciences from the University of Texas at Houston |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217070517/https://nba.uth.tmc.edu/neuroscience/m/s3/chapter03.html |archive-date=17 December 2019 |access-date=4 March 2020}}</ref>  Spastic CP is the most common type of overall cerebral palsy, representing about 80% of cases.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/cp/facts.html |title=What is Cerebral Palsy? {{!}} CDC |last=CDC |date=2018-04-18 |website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |language=en-us |access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref> [[Botulinum toxin]] is effective in decreasing [[spasticity]].<ref name=Farag2020/> It can help increase range of motion which could help mitigate CP's effects on the growing bones of children.<ref name=Farag2020/> There may be an improvement in motor functions in the children and ability to walk. However, the main benefit derived from botulinum toxin A comes from its ability to reduce muscle tone and spasticity and thus prevent or delay the development of fixed muscle contractures.<ref name=Farag2020/><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Nolan KW, Cole LL, Liptak GS |title=Use of botulinum toxin type A in children with cerebral palsy |journal=Physical Therapy |volume=86 |issue=4 |pages=573–584 |date=April 2006 |pmid=16579673 |doi=10.1093/ptj/86.4.573 |doi-access=free}}</ref>