Little2 | 1862 | Hemiplegic rigidity | |
| | Paraplegic rigidity | |
| | Generalised rigidity | |
| | Disordered movements without rigidity | |
Sachs and Petersen3 | 1890 | Paralysis of intrauterine origin | Diplegia |
| | | Paraplegia |
| | | Hemiplegia |
| | Birth palsies | Diplegia |
| | | Paraplegia |
| | | Hemiplegia |
| | | Diataxia (ataxia) |
| | Acute acquired palsies | Hemiplegia |
| | | Paraplegia |
| | | Diplegia |
| | | Choreo-athetoid |
Freud4 | 1893 | Unilateral disorders—hemiplegia | Right or left |
| | Bilateral disorders—diplegia | Generalised rigidity |
| | | Paraplegic rigidity |
| | | Bilateral hemiplegia |
| | | Choreo-athetosis |
| | | Others |
Wyllie5 | 1951 | Congenital symmetric diplegia | |
| | Congenital paraplegia | |
| | Quadriplegia or bilateral hemiplegia | |
| | Hemiplegia with additional qualifications referring to all categories | Choreo-athetoid cerebral palsy |
| | | Mixed forms of cerebral palsy |
| | | Ataxic cerebral palsy |
| | | Atonic diplegia |
Minear(6) | 1956 | A. Physiological | Spasticity, athetosis, rigidity, ataxia, tremor, atonia, mixed, unclassified |
| | B. Topographical | Monoplegia, diplegia, paraplegia, hemiplegia, triplegia, quadriplegia |
| | C. Aetiological | Prenatal, natal anoxia, postnatal, cause described |
| | D. Trauma | Cause described |
| | E. Supplemental | Psychological evaluation |
| | | Physical status, convulsive seizures, posture and locomotive behaviour pattern, eye-hand behaviour pattern, visual status, auditory status, speech disturbances |
| | F. Neuroanatomical | |
| | G. Functional capacity | Class I–IV |
| | H. Therapeutic | Class I–IV |
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Ingram7 | 1955 | Hemiplegia | Right or left | Mild |
| | | | Moderate |
| | | | Severe |
| | Double hemiplegia | | Mild |
| | | | Moderate |
| | | | Severe |
| | Diplegia | | |
| | Hypotonic | Paraplegia | Mild |
| | Dystonic | Triplegia | Moderate |
| | Rigid or Spastic | Tetraplegia | Severe |
| | Ataxia | | |
| | Cerebellar | Unilateral | Mild |
| | Vestibular | Bilateral | Moderate |
| | | | Severe |
| | Ataxic diplegia | | |
| | Hypotonic | Paraplegia | Mild |
| | Spastic | Triplegia | Moderate |
| | | Tetraplegia | Severe |
| | Dyskinesia | | |
| | Dystonic | Monoplegia | Mild |
| | Choreoid | Hemiplegia | Moderate |
| | Athetoid | Triplegia | Severe |
| | Tension | Tetraplegia | |
| | Tremor | | |
| | Other | | |
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Little Club8 | 1959 | Spastic cerebral palsy | Hemiplegia |
| | | Diplegia |
| | | Double hemiplegia |
| | Dystonic cerebral palsy | |
| | Choreo-athetoid cerebral palsy | |
| | Mixed forms of cerebral palsy | |
| | Ataxic cerebral palsy | |
| | Atonic diplegia | |
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Hagberg9 | 1975 | Spastic | Hemiplegia |
| | | Tetraplegia |
| | | Diplegia |
| | Ataxic | Congenital |
| | | Diplegia |
| | Dyskinetic | Dystonic—mainly |
| | | Choreo-athetotic |
SCPE10 | 2000 | Spastic | Bilateral spastic |
| | | Unilateral spastic |
| | Ataxic | |
| | Dyskinetic | Dystonic |
| | | Choreo-athetotic |
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