Cerebral Palsy Flashcards
What is true about cerebral palsy?
Cerebral palsy is a nonprogressive, nondegenerative disease
What is the most common form of mixed cerebral palsy?
spastic-dyskinetic or spastic-athenoid, which affects muscle movement and development
What motor speech disorder is associated with cerebral palsy?
dysarthria
What is cerebral palsy?
a group of symptoms that occur due to brain damage in children
What causes cerebral palsy?
prenatal injury, perinatal injury, or postnatal injury
What are examples of prenatal injuries?
maternal rubella, mumps, accidents, or other factors
What are examples of perinatal injuries?
injuries during the birth process, such as prolonged labor, prematurity, and breech delivery
What are examples of postnatal injury?
anoxia, accidents, infections, and diseases such as scarlett fever and meningitis
What are features of ataxic CP?
disturbance balance, awkward gait, and uncoordinated movements due to damage to the cerebellum
What are features of athetoid CP?
slow, writhing, and involuntary movements due to damage to the motor pathways, especially the basal ganglia
What are features of spastic CP?
increased spasticity (increased tone, rigidity of the muscles), stiff, abrupt, jerky, slow movements (Due to damage to the motor cortex or direct motor pathways
What speech and language problems do people with CP have?
dysarthria (common), intellectual disability; hearing loss
