Cerebral Palsy

Question 1

What is cerebral palsy

Answer 1

a range of non-specific clinical symptoms characterized by abnormal motor patterns and postures

Question 2

Causes of cerebral palsy

Answer 2

idiopathic, prenatal, perinatal, postnatal

Question 3

Prenatal causes

Answer 3

congenital malformation, genetic abnormalities, hypoxia, preeclampsia, prematurity, maternal fever/seizure/bleeding

Question 4

Perinatal causes

Answer 4

hypoxia, asphyxiation, placental complications, sepsis, CNS infection

Question 5

Postnatal causes

Answer 5

head trauma, seizures, meningitis, intraventricular hemorrhage

Question 6

Pathophysiology of CP

Answer 6

neurologic lesion resulting from abnormal development/damage in the motor areas of the brain

Question 7

What type of disease is CP

Answer 7

nonprogressive disease - lesion doesn’t change

Question 8

Spastic

Answer 8

hypertonicity, permanent contractures

Question 9

Dyskinetic

Answer 9

abnormal, involuntary movements

Question 10

What type of tone is the most likely to need surgery and orthotics

Answer 10

spastic

Question 11

Ataxic

Answer 11

effects balance and depth perception

Question 12

Goal of therapeutic management

Answer 12

assist child to gain optimal development and function within the limits of the disease

Question 13

Health history

Answer 13

gestational/prenatal events, muscle weakness/rigidity, delayed developmental milestones

Question 14

Physical exam

Answer 14

neuro/motor assessment, abnormal postures/range of motion, delayed developmental milestones

Question 15

Laboratory/diagnostic tests

Answer 15

MRI/CT, cranial xrays, EEG, metabolic and genetic screening