Definition of Suppress. 1  to put down by force or authority; suppress a nascent uprising; stamp down on littering; conquer ones desires.  come down on or keep down by unjust use of ones authority; The government oppresses political activists.
It occurs in about 2.1 per 1,000 live births. Cerebral palsy has been documented throughout history with the first known descriptions occurring in the work of Hippocrates in the 5th century BCE. Extensive study of the condition began in the 19th century by William John Little, after whom it was called Little disease.
Cerebral palsy is not a disease. It is a type of developmental disability caused by damage to the brain before, during, or after birth. It results in the loss of control over voluntary muscles in the body. It occurs in about 2 out of every 1,000 births and many times the exact cause of the brain damage is unknown.