cerebral palsy Flashcards

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spastic diplegic cerebral palsy

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  • affects bilateral LEs more than UEs
  • difficulty with weight bearing, maintaining postural control against gravity
  • likely to become easily fatigued with static postures (standing for a long time)
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diplegia

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LEs affected more than UEs

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Athetoid cerebral palsy/dyskinesia CP

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Brain damage to basal ganglia in midbrain
- abnormal tone, postural control, coordination
- TONE = fluctuating/mixed (some muscles too tense, others too relaxed)
- involuntary slow, writhing movements affecting hands, feet, arms, legs, sometimes face muscles (drooling
- symptoms completely diminish during sleep, heighten during waking stress

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