Stacey has increased muscle tone affecting only the lower half of her body.What type of cerebral palsy describes this pattern?

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Cerebral palsy can be defined by the location of the lesion in the central nervous system and by distribution of abnormal muscle tone in the trunk and extremities.Involvement of one extremity is commonly referred to as monoplegia, upper and lower extremities on one side of the body as hemiplegia, both lower extremities as diplegia or paraplegia, all limbs as quadriplegia, and all limbs and head/neck as tetraplegia.

Stacey Has Increased Muscle Tone Affecting Only the Lower Half