| Term Name: | spastic cerebral palsy |
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| Definition: | A cerebral palsy that is caused by damage in the outer layer of the brain, the cerebral cortex, which results in increased tone, or tension, in a muscle causing abnormal movements. |
| Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:0050669] ( DOID:0050669 ) |