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,hassan7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution 
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,c]ebral ,palsy ,aw>5ess ,day4  ,:]eas  
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disord]s t impact movem5t & po/ure & is 
attribut$ to nonprogressive di/urbances 
t occur 9 ! develop+ bra92 ,:]eas       
c]ebral palsy1 ! mo/ common motor       
disability 9 *ildr51 is caus$ by damage 
to #a or m specific areas ( ! develop+  
bra91 :i* usually occurs dur+ fetal     
developm5t be=e1 dur+1 or aft] bir?2    
,:]eas ! majority ( *ildr5 :o h c]ebral 
palsy are born ) ! condition1 b x may be
 undetect$ = mon?s or ye>s2 ,:]eas #ge  
p]c5t ( individuals ) c]ebral palsy also
 h #a or m developm5tal disabilities1   
includ+ epilepsy1 an intellectual       
disability1 autism1 a visual impairm5t1 
or bl9dness2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to         

in=mation publi%$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease
 ,control & ,prev5tion-- 7#a7 !         
preval5ce ( c]ebral palsy is n *ang+ ov]
 "t2 &  7#b7 an e/imat$ #a 9 #cbc *ildr5
 has c]ebral palsy2 ,:]eas approximately
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,/ates are affect$ by c]ebral palsy2    
,:]eas1 al?\gh !re is no cure = c]ebral 
palsy1 treatm5t (t5 improves !          
capabilities ( a *ild ) ! condition2    
,:]eas sci5ti/s & rese>*]s are hopeful =
 break?r\ghs 9 c]ebral palsy rese>*2    
,:]eas rese>*]s across ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
conduct important /udies involv+ c]ebral
 palsy2 & ,:]eas ! ,s5ate c raise       
aw>5ess ( c]ebral palsy = ! public & )9 
! m$ical community3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t 
! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ,m>* #be1    
#bjbj1 z ,national ,c]ebral ,palsy      
,aw>5ess ,day2 &  7#b7 enc\rages ea*    
individual 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to become  
bett] in=m$ ab\t & aw>e ( c]ebral palsy4