Anaesthesia and cerebral palsy

Question 1

Key points

Answer 1

Cerebral palsy is a clinical description based on
an assessment of development and not a diagnosis
of disease.
Cerebral palsy has multisystem-associated
comorbidities that should be addressed when
developing a perioperative management plan.
Regional anaesthesia techniques should be used
to optimise perioperative pain management.
Treatment and management decisions should be
centred around the child and their family, and
must address core ethical issues

Question 2

Definition

Answer 2

‘an umbrella term for a
group of permanent movement and posture disorders that
limit activity. The underlying cause is an acquired pathology
within the developing brain during the prenatal, neonatal, or
early infant period’.

clinical description based on an
assessment of development and not a diagnosis of disease