Cerebral palsy

Question 1

What is the most common type of cerebral palsy?

Answer 1

spastic

Question 2

What are the subtypes of spastic cerebral palsy?

Answer 2

1. hemiplegia
2. diplegia
3. quadriplegia

Question 3

What are the 3 types of cerebral palsy?

Answer 3

Spastic
Dyskinetic
Ataxic

Question 4

What are the signs of dyskinetic cerebral palsy?

Answer 4

Atheoid movements and oro-motor problems e.g.
difficulty eating solid foods that require chewing and involuntary movements of the fingers and toes

Question 5

What are the most common causes of cerebral palsy?

Answer 5

Congenital infections e.g. Rubella, Toxoplasmosis and CMV

Question 6

Name the most common causes of post-natal cerebral palsy

Answer 6

• intraventricular haemorrage
• meningitis
• head trauma

Question 7

What are the common non-motor problems in cerebral palsy?

Answer 7

learning difficulties
epilepsy
squints
hearing impairment

Question 8

What are possible manifestations of cerebral palsy?

Answer 8

abnormal tone in early infancy e.g. hypotonia

delayed motor milestones

abnormal gait

difficulty to swallow or chew food

Question 9

Name potential treatments for spasticity

Answer 9

oral diazepam

oral and intrathecal baclofen (GABA B agonist)

botulinum toxin type A - botox

orthopaedic surgery

selective dorsal rhizotomy (clearing the communication lines between the body’s spinal cord nerves and muscles, which helps decrease muscle tone and stiffness)