cerebral palsy Flashcards
what is cerebral palsy?
group of disorders of development of movement and posture, causes activity limitation,
what can brain lesion in CP be due to?
- cortical abnormality
- neonate infarction
- birth trauma
- brain infection
- acquired injury
what are the main causes of CP prenatally?
cogential cortical abnormalities from infection/malformation/genetics
what are the main causes of CP perinatally?
- hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
- birth asphyxia
- trauma (full term)
- perintricular-intraventricular haemorrhage
what are the main causes of CP postnatally?
- child abuse
- accidents
- viral encephalitis
what percentage of CP occurrence is caused prenatally?
70-80%
what percentage of CP occurrence is caused perinatally?
5-10%
what percentage of CP occurrence is caused postnatally?
10-20%
what areas are often disturbed as an accompanying factor to CP?
- sensation
- cognition
- communication
- perception
- behaviour
- seizures
how is vision impaired in CP?
cortical vision impairment
how is hearing impaired in CP?
auditory neuropathy
what is proprioception?
knowing where muscles and joints are in space
what is vestibular?
body in relation to gravity
what is tactile info?
info received primarily through skin receptors
what is spasticity?
velocity-dependent resistance to stretch
what often occurs with spasticity in relation to CP?
- hypertonus and spasticity present
- associated with clonus and persistent primitive reflexes
- poor voluntary movement control
- weakness
what is clonus?
extensor plantar response
what often occurs with ataxia in relation to CP?
- hypotonia
- coordination
- tremor wide-based gait
- balance
- co-contraction and stability affected
what often occurs with dyskinesias in relation to CP?
- abnormal when initiating movement in one extremity
- exhibits slow, involuntary motor movements with irregular
what often occurs with athetosis in relation to CP?
fluctuations from low to normal with little or no spasticity/poor muscle flexors and extensors