CP Flashcards
about CP
- It occurs in CNS
- Can be before, after or at birth
- Characterized by non-progressive lesion that manifest itself in the movement and posture system
- Impaired muscle tone and movement
- Abnormal posture
- No progressive brain damage
people with cp often have
sensory disturbance
defect of vision
hearing impairment
mental retardation
behavioral disorders
learning difficulties
language-speech disorders
mouth-dental
orthopedic disorders
classification of cp according to anatomical classification
diparesis
hemiparesis
quadriparesis
classification according to surveillance of CP in Europe testing [SCPE]
according to dominant type of tone and movement abnormality
types of cp
monoplegia
hemiplegia
diplegia
quadriplegia
subtypes of cp
spastic * bilateral or unilateral
dyskinetic * dystonic or chore, athetotic
ataxic
Spastic type cp
most common
motor cortex damage
upper motor neurons lesion
increased clonus and DTR
+ Babinski
bilateral spastic includes
spastic tetraparesis
spastic diplegic
spastic unilateral includes
spastic hemiplegic
dyskinetic cp type
due to basal ganglia damage
it begins with hypotonia
due to hyperbilirubinemia or sever anoxia
can cause sensorineural hearing loss
athetosis
slow, worm like writhing movements
mostly distal part
chorea
rapid irregular jumping dancing involuntary contraction of muscles of head neck etc
dystonic
increased muscle tone
Ataxic cp type
due to cerebellum lesion
lead to coordination problem
weak fine motor skills
hypotonic cp type
it is due to genetic disorder of the CNS
joint hypermobility
vertical position maintenance problem
