Cerebral palsy Flashcards
4 types of CP and what brain structure is involved?
1) Spastic - white matter in cortical sensorimotor area or motor cortex (spastic and exaggerated movements)
2) Dyskinetic - basal ganglia
3) Ataxic - cerebellar (inability to generate normal or expected voluntary movement trajectory with a lack of orderly, coordinated, rhythmic movements)
4) Mixed - spasticity and dyskinesia present
2 subtypes of Dyskinetic CP
1) Dystonic - involuntary, sustained/intermittent muscle contraction with repetitive movement and abnormal posture
2) Athetosis - slow, continuous, writhing movements that prevent stable posture
Top 3 most common 2nd impairments of CP:
1) Cognitive
2) Behavior
3) Impaired speech
4) Impaired hearing
5) Impaired vision
6) Seizure
7) Urinary incontinence
8) Constipation
9) Sensory deficits
10) Visual-spatial deficits
IMPAIRED SPEECH (42-81%) VISUAL-SPATIAL (60-90%) IMPAIRED VISION (62-71%)
all others 25-40%
Occurs in male or female more?
Male
Which test has best combination of SNOUT and SPIN to predict CP in early months?
Pretchl’s Assessment of General Movement (GM)
How many weeks post-term is Pretchel good for?
20
What is the GMFCS?
Gross Motor Functional Classification System
what are age categories for GMFCS?
1) 6 month-2 year
2) 2-4years
3) 4-6 years
4) 6-12 years
5) 12-18 years
What is the MACS - Manual Ability Classification System ?
Tool for arm and hand function
Five Level Scale, Does not compare sides, Looks at function not quality, All age levels
What is FMS - Functional Mobility Scale
6 point ordinal scale to classify need for assistive mobility devices to move distances of 5, 50, and 500 meters
What is CFCS - Communication Function Classification System
tool used to classify the everyday communication of an individual with cerebral palsy into one of five levels according to effectiveness of communication. It consists of five levels which describe everyday communication ability.
When scoring the CFCS, a person classified at Level I is a more/less able communicator than a person classified at Level V.
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With GMFCS, do HIGHER or LOWER scores mean more independent movement
LOWER
Basic function for GMFCS 5 levels for 6 months-2 years
1) pull to stand, crawl, cruise, move in/out of sit, and walk with no device at 18-24 months
2) Sit with hand for balance, creep or crawl, pull to stand, cruise
3) sit with low support, creep, roll
4) Roll, head control, can sit with trunk support
5) limited voluntary movement, need assist for rolling, unable to maintain antigravity head/trunk control
Basic function for GMFCS 5 levels for 2-4 years
1) sit and push to stand with no support, walk with no support
2) walk with AD, cruise, pull to stand, move in/out sit with assist, unsteady sitting when hands are busy
3) w-sit, creep, pull to stand, cruise, walk with AD and adult assist
4) Can’t sit without use of hands, AD to sit and stand, self mobility on floor
5) self-mobile only with power wheelchair