The nurse is caring for a 2-year-old boy with cerebral palsy (CP). The medical record indicates "hypertonicity and permanent contractures affecting both extremities on one side." Based on these findings, the nurse identifies this type of CP as which of the following?
a) Athetoid or dyskinetic
b) Ataxic
c) Spastic diplegia
d) Spastic hemiplegia
Answer: d)Spastic hemiplegia
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