Exam 2 - Neuro

Question 1

3 types of cerebral palsy

Answer 1

spastic
dyskinetic
ataxic

Question 2

70-80% of CP cases
hypertonicity
impaired fine and gross motor skills

Answer 2

spastic CP (pyramidal)

Question 3

2 types of ths kind of CP-

1. athetoid - jerky movements that are slow and wormlike
2. dystonic - slow twisting movements

Answer 3

dyskinetic (nonspastic, extrapyramidal) CP

Question 4

wide-based gait; difficulty w/ coordination; shakiness; low muscle tone - CP

Answer 4

ataxic (nonspastic, estrapyramidal) CP

Question 5

med for CP that works as a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant; decreases muscle spasms and severe spasticity, relaxes the muscles

Answer 5

baclofen (lioresal)

Question 6

inherited disorder with gradual degeneration of the muscle fibers, progressive weakness, and wasting of the skeletal muscles

Answer 6

muscular dystrophy (MD)

Question 7

3 types of MD & describe

Answer 7

1. duchenne MD - most severe, main type, life expectancy into early adulthood (20-25)
2. facioscapulohumeral MD - slow progression, normal life span
3. limb-girdle MD - appears later in childhood, slow progression