Ch. 2 Cerebral Palsy

Question 1

Hypertonicity

Answer 1

Increased resistance

Question 2

Hyperreflexia

Answer 2

Over flexion of a limb

Question 3

Clonus

Answer 3

Alternate involuntary muscular contraction and relaxation in rapid succession

Question 4

Retained primitive reflexes

Answer 4

Reflexes do not integrate and are retained in tone abnormality

Question 5

What is affected in spastic CP?

Answer 5

Cerebral cortex

Question 6

Spastic hemiplegia

Answer 6

• ONE entire side of the body affected
• UE is most affected
• child walks later than typical

Question 7

Spastic diplegia

Answer 7

• both LEs are affected
• less spasticity in the UE
• lumbar spine lordosis and dorsal spine lordosis
• plantar flexion

Question 8

Spastic quadriplegia

Answer 8

• the entire body is affected [SEVERE]
• less spasticity in UE - flexor spasticity
• LE - extensor spasticity
• Tonic labyrinthine reflex - shoulder retraction and neck hyperextension in supine position
• hip dislocation and scoliosis

Question 9

Athenosis - dyskinetic

Answer 9

• slow, writhing, and excessive involuntary movement in the face and extremities
• fluctuating tone

Question 10

Athenosis - choreiform

Answer 10

Abrupt, jerky movements

Question 11

Athenosis - dysarthria

Answer 11

Imperfect articulation of speech caused by disturbances from CNS or PNS

Question 12

What is affected in athenotic CP?

Answer 12

basal ganglia

Question 13

Ataxia

Answer 13

• “drunken gait” - wide-based, staggering, and unsteady
• difficulties with balance
• children walk quickly
• hypotonicity

Question 14

What is affected in ataxic CP?

Answer 14

cerebellum