"When they tell you your child has spastic hemiplegia cerebral palsy, it's a lot to take in at one time because the first thing you start to think about is what does that mean for their future?

[1] Signs of early spastic hemiplegia include decreased spontaneous activity on the affected side, early hand preference, delayed reaching on the affected side, an absent or delayed positive ...

PATIENTS: All patients had hemiplegia as a result of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and were greater than 3 months but less than 36 months post-CVA. Average time since stroke was 7 months.