Neuromuscular Disorders.

The diagnosis of cerebral palsy is a clinical one, consisting of the clinical history of the mother and infant and the pediatric and neurological examination of the infant. The diagnosis is dependent on two key findings: evidence of nonprogressive damage to the developing brain and the presence of a resulting impairment of the motor (neuromuscular) control system of the body, the latter usually accompanied by a physiological impairment and functional disability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]