Cerebral Palsy Flashcards
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Cerebral Palsy
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-group of permanent disorcers of deveopment of movement and posture, causing activity limitations that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing fetal or infant brain
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Spastic CP
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-motor cortex/white matter projections
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Dyskinetic CP
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-basal ganglia
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Ataxic CP
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-cerebellum
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Classifications of CP
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- Impaired area of body
- movement abnormality
- functional ability
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Causes of CP
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- trauma at birth
- trauma before/during/after birth
- prematurity
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Impaired are of body Classification
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- monoplegia
- diplegia
- hemiplegia
- quadriplegia
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Movement Abnormality Classification
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- spastic
- dyskinetic/athetoid
- ataxic
- hypotonic
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Diagnosis
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- failure to achieve motor milestones
- imaging
- abnormal muscle tone
- at age 2
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Clinical Presentation Examples
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- spasticity
- dystonia
- athetosis
- ataxia
- hypotonicity
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Functional Ability Classification of CP
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-classified with the GMFCS-ER
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Most common form of CP
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-Spastic diplegia
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GMFCS
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- Gross motor function classification system
- 5 levels with 4 age bands
- reliable and stable over time
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Common Impairments
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- impaired postural control
- high/low/fluctuating tone
- decreased strength
- ROM
- Pain
- MSK deformities/skeletal structure
- motor learning
