FINAL Flashcards
Autism
a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts.
Down syndrome
Trisomy of chromosome 23 which produces a number of physical and mental abnormalities from a lower than average IQ, to lack of muscle tone,
CP
cerebral palsy
types of cerebral palsy, body
QUADRIPLEGIA, DIPLEGIA, HEMIPLEGIA
types of cerebral palsy, mind
spastic, DYSKINETIC, ATAXIC
quriplegia
all four limbs are affected, trunk face and back are also normally affected as well.
diplegia
Both legs are affected. The arms may be affected to a lesser extent.
hemiplegia
hemi(sphere)plegia, One side of the body (one arm and one leg) is affected.
spastic CP
The most common form of cerebral palsy
Muscles feel stiff and tight.
dyskinetic CP
Characterised by involuntary movements (i.e. out of a person’s control)
ataxic CP
Characterised by shaky movements
Affects balance and sense of positioning in space
SCI
Spinal cord injury: usually due to a acute severe accident in which the spinal cord is severed. 80 male 20 female. a majority of these problems occur from 16-30.
spina bifida
a portion of the neural tube fails to develop or close properly, causing defects in the spinal cord and in the bones of the spine.
types of SB
Occulta, Meningocele, Myelomeningocele.
SB Occulta
least severe form and many people who have it do not know they have it. can lead to increase change of herniated disks.
Meningocele
meninges push out forming a sac filled with fluid. sac doesn’t include the spinal cord