Cerebral Palsy CAT Flashcards
1
Q
What is cerebral palsy (CP)?
A
- Non progressive movement disorders that result from brain damage
- Most common cause of permanent disability in children
2
Q
Spastic CP involves damage to what structures?
A
Upper motor neurons
3
Q
Athetoid CP involves damage to what structures?
A
Basal ganglia
4
Q
What percentage of risk factors for CP are prenatal?
A
80%
5
Q
What percentage of risk factors for CP are perinatal and postnasal?
A
20%
6
Q
Prenatal risk factors
A
- Rh incompatibility
- Maternal malnutrition
- Hypothyroidism
- Infection
- Diabetes
- Chromosome abnormalities
7
Q
Perinatal risk factors
A
- Multiple/premature births
- Breech delivery
- Low birth weight
- Prolapsed cord
- Placenta abruption
- Asphyxia
8
Q
Postnatal risk factors
A
- CVA
- Head trauma
- Neonatal infection
- Brain tumor
9
Q
Most common causative factor in CP
A
Prenatal cerebral hypoxia
10
Q
Clinical presentation for CP
A
- Can be high tone, low tone, or athetoid movement
- Some form of __-plegia
- Motor delays
- Abnormal muscle tone and motor control
- Reflex abnormalities
- Poor postural control
- High risk for hip dislocations
- balance impairments
- Intellect, vision, hearing, and perceptual skills altered
11
Q
Monoplegia
A
One involved extremity
12
Q
Hemiplegia
A
Unilateral involvement of UE + LE
13
Q
Diplegia
A
Affects symmetrical parts of the body
14
Q
Quadriplegia
A
Involvement of all extremities
