Cerebral palsy, TBI, shaken baby syndrome & Rheumatic Disorders Flashcards
Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) S&S
trouble breathing, pale/bluish skin, convulsions or seizures, coma, irritability, lethargy, vomiting, poor feeding
Avert complications that arise from immobilization, disuse & neurological dysfunction (SBS)
goals to achieve higest functional level
Leading cause of disability and death in children
TBI’s
Nausea, headaches, vomiting, blurred vision, dizziness, stiff neck, fatigue
Mild TBI S&S
Loss of consciousness, amnesia >24hrs, extensive physical impairments c possible respiratory compromise
development of heterotropic ossification in pericaspular space
Severe TBI S&S
TBI Primary & secondary PT interventions
Primary: tone, muscle strength, ROM and hyperactive reflexes
2ndary: postures tht are compensatory
Sensory integrations: swinging, swaddling (approximation) , weights, compression garments
Disorder of posture & movement c brain damage
CP
Static encephalopathyAKA__
CP b/c it represents a problem c brain structure or function
DEC functional abilities, delayed motor development, impaired muscle tone, and movement patterns characteristics of?
CP
when brain damage occurs b4 birth or during the birth process
Congenital CP
The brain is damaged after birth up to 3 years of age.
Acquired CP
damage is more severe if CP is caused earlier or later in prenatal development
Earlier
Brain damage in early gestation produce motor involvement affects?
moderate to severe motor involvement of the entire body (quadriplegia)
Brain damage in later gestation produce motor involvement affects?
Primarily LE motor involvement (diplegia)
Etiology of CP
Prenatal, perinatal, postnatal
Prenatal causes of CP
rubella, herpes simplex, toxoplasmosis (due to parasite)
what are the 2 biggest cause of CP for perinatal?
- prematurity 2. low birth weight
Postnatal cause of CP?
INFECTIONS ( encephalitis, meningitis) an INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS of he brain