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Review correlates classical Ayurvedic diagnostic entities with modern presentations of pediatric cerebral palsy, suggesting an integrative framework for clinical understanding.
Cerebral Palsy is a neurological disorder caused by a non-progressive brain injury or malformation that occurs while a child's brain is under development. It is the most common cause for motor disability in children. Population-based studies from around the world report prevalence estimates of Cerebral Palsy ranging from 1.5 to more than 4 per 1,000 live births or children of a defined age range. 2.3 to 3.6 out of every 1,000 children is the rate of occurrence of Cerebral Palsy. Spastic Cerebral Palsy constitutes about 61 percent to 76.9 percent of all Cerebral Palsy cases. There is no single disease or condition explained in classical texts of Ayurveda regarding Cerebral Palsy. But various conditions have been discussed which can be critiqued and understood as different presentations of cerebral palsy. The present paper details the available Ayurveda descriptions of Cerebral Palsy in line with the modern scientific considerations on the same.
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