CP is a disorder affecting movement.
Cerebral palsy ( CP ) is a group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood . Cerebral palsy is caused by abnormal development or damage to the parts of the brain that control movement , balance , and posture . Epileptic seizure . The outward effect can vary from uncontrolled jerking movement ( tonic-clonic seizure ) to as subtle as a momentary loss of awareness ( absence seizure ) . Movement disorders can be defined as neurologic syndromes with either an excess of movement or a paucity of voluntary and involuntary movements , unrelated to weakness or spasticity .