CP Flashcards

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Spastic hemiplegia :

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Hyperpronated flexed arm , hand fisted .

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Spastic Quadriplegia:

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Scissoring of the legs ,
pronated forearms ,
fisted hands.

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Spastic CP :

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Increased tone , increase reflexes, clonus , clasp knife.

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Intrathecal Baclofen
Global spasticity Potentiates central inhibitory neurons by its GABAb Agonist action
complicatin :
Severe spasms and pain, myoglobulinemia Progressive increased scoliosis

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Selective dorsal rhizotomy

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Difficult to control (often global) spasticity a proportion of the nerve roots in the spinal cord are selectively cut
Complications:
tone/dystonia Spinal deformity weakness and crouch

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Botulinum toxins injections

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Focal Hypertonia Reduce Spasticity and the pain Reversible local muscle weakness
Complications
Urinary incontinence Muscle weakness and stumbling Weakening of nearby muscle Aspiration

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