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) cerebral palsy Synonyms: IMC; ~ paralysie cérébrale; ~ infirmité motrice d'origine cérébrale, IMOC ==== Usage 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, thus a more general term or a hypernym. The term infirmité motrice d'origine cérébrale has also been proposed to cover the broader meaning. === References ===