Cerebral palsy

Question 1

what is cerebral palsy?

Answer 1

cerebral palsy is an umbrella term that includes the disorder of motor function caused due to a non progressive damage to the developing brain.

or insult to growing brain (in simple language)

Question 2

duration of development of spinal cord & brain

Answer 2

8 weeks to 5 years

Question 3

why not sensory affect?

Answer 3

becoz usually the damage is caused in the prefrontal & frontol parietal lobe where homun culus there

Question 4

Etiology

Answer 4

Prenatal

1. consanguinity (1 degree ,first cousin ,2nd degree someone relatives ,3rd degree
2. trauma
3. malnutrition
4. infection TORCH

toxoplasmosis, rubella ,cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, and HIV.
5.stress- physical & mental

Antenatal

1. placenta previa
2. abruption placenta
3. breech position
4. RH incompatibility
5. prolonged second stage of labor
6. birth asphyxia

Question 5

TORCH

Answer 5

toxoplasmosis, rubella cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, and HIV.

Question 6

presentation of baby

Answer 6

cephalic presentation.

Question 7

what is breach position?!

Answer 7

Right before birth, most babies are in a headfirst position in the mother’s uterus . Sometimes, the baby is in a bottom-first (or feet-first) position. This is called a breech birth or breech baby

Question 8

erythroblastosis fetalis

Answer 8

Erythroblastosis fetalis is hemolytic anemia in the fetus (or neonate, as erythroblastosis neonatorum) caused by transplacental transmission of maternal antibodies to fetal red blood cells. The disorder usually results from incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood groups, often Rho(D) antigens.

Question 9

What happens when mother is Rh positive and baby is Rh-negative?

Answer 9

If the mother is Rh-negative, her immune system treats Rh-positive fetal cells as if they were a foreign substance. The mother’s body makes antibodies against the fetal blood cells. These antibodies may cross back through the placenta into the developing baby. They destroy the baby’s circulating red blood cells.

Question 10

what is birth asphyxia

Answer 10

Asphyxia (as-FIX-ee-uh) means lack of oxygen and blood flow to the brain. Birth asphyxia happens when a baby’s brain and other organs do not get enough oxygen and nutrients before, during or right after birth. This can happen without anyone knowing. Without oxygen and nutrients, cells cannot work properly.

Question 11

What is the cause of asphyxia?

Answer 11

Asphyxia can be caused by injury to or obstruction of breathing passageways, as in strangulation or the aspiration of food (choking) or large quantities of fluid (near-drowning or drowning).

or baby cannot cry immediately after birth
can be happen in adult too

Question 12

reason for birth aphyxia

Answer 12

Cord around the neck

meconium factor

Question 13

what is meconium ?

Answer 13

Meconium is a thick, green, tar-like substance that lines your baby’s intestines during pregnancy. Typically this substance is not released in your baby’s bowel movements until after birth. However, sometimes a baby will have a bowel movement prior to birth, excreting the meconium into the amniotic fluid.

Question 14

ischemia?

Answer 14

reduce blood flow lead to necrosis of the tissue

Question 15

normal birth wt of baby?

Answer 15

2.5 kg to 4 kg

Question 16

what is periventricular leuko malacia?

Answer 16

Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is a type of brain injury that affects premature infants. The condition involves the death of small areas of brain tissue around fluid-filled areas called ventricles. The damage creates “holes” in the brain. “Leuko” refers to the brain’s white matter.