Cerebral Palsey

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Cerebral

Answer 1

Of the brain

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Palsey

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Lack of Muscle Controls

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What type of disease is CP

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Non progressive neurological disorder to the developing brain

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How is CP mainly characterized?

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mainly motor dyfunction

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Can you live a normal life with CP

Answer 5

Yes, CP is a non life threatening disease

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Prenatal causes of CP (before Birth)

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1. Herpes
2. Rubella
3. Toxoplasmosis
4. Drugs or alcohol
5. Genetic Factors

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Perinatal Causes (During or shortly Birth)

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1. Prematurity
2. Low birth weight
3. aspyxia-prolonged labour
4. poor nutrition
5. intraventrical hemmorhage

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Postnatal Causes of CP

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1. infection
2. CVA
3. Head Injury
4. Drowning accidents
5. Cardiac Arrest
6. Poisoning or lead exposure

Question 9

Spasticity

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Increased resistance to passive stretch

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Hypotonia

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low muscle tone-floppy and passive

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Athetosis

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flucuating muscle tone

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Rigidity

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severe muscle tone- difficulty to move any limb in any direction

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Ataxia

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Difficulty with coordination

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Primitive Reflexes

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Group of reflexes children are born with

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Purpose of primitive reflexes

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help infant learn and organize motor skills and for saftey

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Examples of Primitive Reflexes

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Rooting Reflex-Feeding
Turning Reflex- Clear airway
Withdrawl Reflex- protection

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When is it expected for children to stop displaying Primitive Reflexes

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After about a year - replaced by postrual reflexes

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What are Postural reflexes for

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Help infant learn control of automatic balance, posture and voluntary movement

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What is Cerebral Palsey characterized by

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Persistance of Primitive Reflexes which can impede development of normal motor patterns

Question 20

ATNR- Asymetrical Tonic Neck Reflex

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if head is rotated there is extension of arm to side the head is turned to, flexion of other arm. ( archer)
Normal until about 6 months

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What activities does ATNR interfere with

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Feeding
Visual Tracking
Midline use of hands
Bilateral hand use
Rolling 
Crawling

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STNR-Symetrical Tonic Neck Reflex

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flexion of neck produces flexion of lower extremities

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When is STNR normal

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8-12 months for normal development of crawling

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What will STNR effect if present in a older child

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coordination of upper and lower portions of body

ex-swimming, poor hand eye cordination

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What are the important Primitive Reflexes

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``` Rooting Reflex Palmar Grasp Reflex Withdrawl Reflex Moro Reflex Stepping Reflex ATNR STNR ```

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What are the signs of CP from birth to 1 month

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``` Weak or absent swallowing or sucking High pitch cry jitters hypotonia seizures ```

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What are the signs of CP 3 months

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Feeding difficulties Irrability one or both hands fisted persistance of primitive reflexes

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What are the signs of CP 6 months

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Delayed milestones Handiness Hypertonia persistance of primitive reflexes

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What are the signs of CP after 9 months

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Delayed motor milestones Abnormal Crawling Abnormal movements Keeping arms flexed

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What are the signs of CP after 12 months

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sissoring toe walking athiod motions

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What 3 things are used to diognose CP

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1. Degree of severity 2. Type of muscle tone 3. Topology-area affected

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How is the type of muscle tone determined

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By the part of the brain affected

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Classify the type of muscle tone by part of brain affected

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``` Spastic-Motor Control Rigid-Brain Stem Ataxia- Cerebellum Athetosis-Basal Ganglia Hypotonia- generalized Mixed- Multiple areas ```

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Damage to the Basal Ganglia results in ?

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dysfunction of automatic control of posture, and muscle tone- Athetosis

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Damage to the Cerebellum results in

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coordination of volentary motor movement and balance. Ataxia

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What does damage to the Motor Cortex result in

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Spasticity

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What are the 3 types of CP diogonises

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Mild Modern Severe

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What are possible associated symptoms of CP

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Cognitive defects, seizures, visual impairments | Motor/sensory defects

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Cerebral Palsey

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Neurological disorder caused by non progressive damage to the developing brain

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athetosis

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writhing motions due to fluctuating muscle tone

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ataxia

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lack of muscle coordination

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Ataxia CP

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form of CP with damage to the cerebellum

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athetiod CP

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a form of CP with damage to the Basal Ganglia