Cerebral palsy in severe-to-profound cases often presents with

• A. Weakness and lack of coordination of muscle movements
• B. Enhanced motor coordination
• C. Spontaneous improvement in mobility
• D. No motor impairment

Answer: (A)

In severe-to-profound cerebral palsy, brain injury disrupts the areas that plan and control movement, so movement is hard to perform and poorly coordinated. This leads to weakness—reduced ability to generate and control muscle force—and lack of smooth, coordinated movement, which shows up as difficulties with posture, balance, and voluntary actions.

Enhanced motor coordination would not occur in this scenario, as the condition is defined by impaired control rather than improved control. Spontaneous improvement in mobility is not typical for severe-to-profound cases, where impairment tends to remain significant despite therapy. No motor impairment is clearly incorrect because motor challenges are a core feature of this level of cerebral palsy.