Cerebral Palsy Life Expectancy

While cerebral palsy (CP) is a debilitating disorder whose effects will be felt throughout a child’s entire life.  It is important to note that CP is not classified as a degenerative disease. This means that the progress of the disorder does not worsen over time. In fact, it is not unusual for the opposite to occur, meaning decreased symptoms have been reported. The main indicator of CP life expectancy is the severity of the diagnosis. For those with a milder severity, the survival rate by age 40 is over 95%. Unfortunately, however, the prognosis is far direr for children with a severe diagnosis with survival dropping below 20% by age 40.