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    Cerebral Palsy: Silvana Benavides

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    Cerebral palsy is defined as an abnormality of movement and posture caused by non-progressive disturbances in the developing fetal or infant brain, with the most common causes being infections or problems during pregnancy, delivery, or shortly after birth. It is classified based on the type of motor impairment and location of involvement, with the most common form being spastic cerebral palsy, characterized by increased muscle tone and tone. Clinical manifestations include a spectrum of developmental abnormalities as well as potential issues with epilepsy, motor skills, and cognitive or behavioral functioning.

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    Cerebral palsy is defined as an abnormality of movement and posture caused by non-progressive disturbances in the developing fetal or infant brain, with the most common causes being infections or problems during pregnancy, delivery, or shortly after birth. It is classified based on the type of motor impairment and location of involvement, with the most common form being spastic cerebral palsy, characterized by increased muscle tone and tone. Clinical manifestations include a spectrum of developmental abnormalities as well as potential issues with epilepsy, motor skills, and cognitive or behavioral functioning.

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    Cerebral palsy is defined as an abnormality of movement and posture caused by non-progressive disturbances in the developing fetal or infant brain, with the most common causes being infections or problems during pregnancy, delivery, or shortly after birth. It is classified based on the type of motor impairment and location of involvement, with the most common form being spastic cerebral palsy, characterized by increased muscle tone and tone. Clinical manifestations include a spectrum of developmental abnormalities as well as potential issues with epilepsy, motor skills, and cognitive or behavioral functioning.

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    Cerebral Palsy: Silvana Benavides

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    Cerebral palsy is defined as an abnormality of movement and posture caused by non-progressive disturbances in the developing fetal or infant brain, with the most common causes being infections or problems during pregnancy, delivery, or shortly after birth. It is classified based on the type of motor impairment and location of involvement, with the most common form being spastic cerebral palsy, characterized by increased muscle tone and tone. Clinical manifestations include a spectrum of developmental abnormalities as well as potential issues with epilepsy, motor skills, and cognitive or behavioral functioning.

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    CEREBRAL PALSY

    Silvana Benavides
    Definition
    Abnormality of movement and posture, causing
    activity limitation attributed to non-progressive
    disturbances that occurred in the developing
    fetal or infant brain
    Aetiology
    Caused by developmental, genetic,
    metabolic, ischemic, infections

    Antenatal Intrapartum Postpartum


    factors (80%) (10%) (10%)

    Very high fever


    Infection Brain infection
    - German measles
    Asphyxia
    Head injury
    - Shingles Birth injury
    Diabetes Prematurity Lack of oxygen
    Toxemia of Poisoning
    pregnancy Intracranial
    Rh incompatibility hemorrhage or
    blood clot
    Classification
    Physiologic Distribution
    identify forms of motor identify location of
    impairment musculoskeletal involvement

    Spastic CP Spastic diplegia

    Spastic
    Dyskinetic CP quadriplegia

    Spastic
    Ataxic CP hemiplegia

    Mixed CP
    Spastic CP
    The most common form of CP (70-
    80%)
    Due to injury to upper motor neurons
    of pyrimidal tract
    Often exhibit truncal hypotonia in 1st
    year of life
    Characterized by at least 2 of following:
    -Abnormal movement pattern
    -Increased tone
    -Pathologic reflexes
    Dyskinetic CP
    10-15%
    Result of injury to basal ganglia
    Characterized by variable tonal abnormalities and involuntary
    movement
    Fewer seizures and >normal cognitive function
    Ataxic CP
    <5% of CP cases rare
    Results from cerebellar injury
    Abnormalities of voluntary movement and balance
    Wide-based, unsteady gait, abnormal muscle tone
    Mixed CP
    10-15% of all cases
    > 1 type of motor pattern is present
    and when 1 pattern does not
    clearly dominate another
    Associated with > complications:
    sensory deficits, seizures, cognitive-
    perceptual impairments
    Dystonic CP
    Uncommon
    Characterized by reduced activity and stiff movement
    (hypokinesia) and hypotonia
    Clinical Manifestations
    Spectrum of developmental abnormalities
    Mental retardation
    Epilepsy
    Motor handicap
    Visual, hearing, speech, cognitive and behavioral
    abnormalities
    Diagnosis
    History and diagnosis should
    preclude progressive disorder of
    CNS, degenerative disease,
    metabolic disorders, spinal cord
    tumor, muscular dystrophy
    MRI scan of brain or spinal cord
    Test of hearing and visual function
    Genetic evaluation
    Management
    CP cannot be cured
    Family support educate parents
    Adjunctive therapy:
    - Physiotherapy
    - Occupational therapy
    - Speech therapy
    Surgery
    Psychologist or psychiatrist
    Drugs:
    - Oral Dantrolene sodium, benzodiazepines, baclofen
    treat spasticity
    - Botulinum toxin
    - Levodopa
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