infirmité motrice cérébrale

infirmité motrice cérébrale

French

Etymology

First used by Professor Guy Tardieu in 1955

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.fiʁ.mi.te mɔ.tʁis se.ʁe.bʁal/

Noun

infirmité motrice cérébrale f (uncountable)

1. cerebral palsy

Notes

The term is more widely used in France than paralysie cérébrale and sometimes used synonymously instead. However, the main difference is that IMC is a motor disorder “accompanied by sensory impairment and partial impairment of higher functions with the exception of intellectual problems”. This is included under the definition of paralysie cérébrale, so is a more general term or a hypernym. The term infirmité motrice d'origine cérébrale has also been proposed to cover the broader meaning. [1]

Abbreviations

• IMC

Synonyms

• ~ paralysie cérébrale
• ~ infirmité motrice d'origine cérébrale, IMOC

References

1. Infirmité motrice cérébrale / palysie cérébrale