Cerebral Palsy

Question 1

A student is reviewing info for a final. She discusses in her study group that a cause of cerebral palsy involves…

A. injury to the cerebral oxygen levels during the prenatal or perinatal period
B. Reduced glucose levels
C. injury to the limbic system
D. damage to the meninges

Answer 1

A. injury to the cerebral oxygen levels during the prenatal or perinatal period

There are various risk factors that can cause CP that include, but not limited to:
-reduced or lack of oxygen during birth
-low birthweight
-premature births
-multiple births
-infertility treatments
-infections
-maternal medical concerns in gestation, jaundice, and kernicterus, and other complications during birth

Additionally, it is now recognized that in a few cases, CP can occur within the first 28 days of birth due to injury, infection, or difficulty with cerebral blood flow. Which could be acquired CP

Question 2

Which is the most common form of mixed CP?

A. dyskinetic-athetoid
B. Ataxic-dyskinetic
C. spastic-ataxic
D. spastic-dyskinetic

Answer 2

D. Spastic-dyskinetic

This form will affect muscle movement and development, whereas ataxic CP often goes without being diagnosed and affects balance

Question 3

Which of the following is true about CP?

A. all children with CP have intellectual disability
B. CP doesnt occur later in life
C. CP is a nonprogressive, non degenerative disease
D. CP is curable

Answer 3

C. CP is a nonprogressive, nondegenerative disease

CPs severity doesnt declice over time, but the individual symptoms may change. It is nondegenerative, meaning it does not deteriorate or destroy the individuals body. The severity and type of diagnosis will remain the same throughout life in both congenital and acquired CP

Question 4

Treatment of communication disorders associated with CP required a thorough understanding of what?

Answer 4

The consequences of the neuromotor problems of the disorder and how the problems affect speech production

The neuromotor problems may affect movement and overall muscle tone, which in turn affect coordination of the structures within the individuals mouth