Cerebral Palsy maybe/maybe not

Cerebellum and other areas are also involved. Generally, involvement manifests very severely in the legs with a different pattern of arm paralysis than seen in adult stroke. Again, a better term is Total Body, as children seldom have head and neck spared.

Diplegia - Spastic Diplegia is nearly 1/3 of actual cases of CP and most commonly related to prematurity. <===Ventricles in BLUE Internal capsule in RED to/from spinal cord The brain shows a change called peri-ventricular leukomalacia (PVL). This translates as clear whitish soft spots (necrosis) scattered near the ventricles. Why there? In preemies, the brain surface just on the shore line of the fluid filled ventricles has least blood vessel access as no vessels bridge the ventricles. A low-flow pressure event will manifest here.