Test 3 Flashcards
Affects the central nervous system
Examples: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, poliomyelitis and postpolio syndrome, and spina bifida
Neurological
Affects the bones, muscles, and joints
Examples: Arthritis, arthrogryposis, congenital hip dislocation
Orthopedic
Affects the muscles, ligaments, tendons, nervous system
Examples: traumatic brain injuries, SCI and amputations
Traumatic
Causes of cerebral palsy
Lesions in the brain which causes loss of motor control
Most common cause of cerebral palsy
Prenatal
Most frequent severe disability in children
Cerebral palsy
One or more of:
Muscle tightness or spasm
Involuntary movement
Gross motor skills (walking or running)
Difficulty with fine motor skills such as writing and speaking
Abnormal perception and sensation
Cerebral palsy
Most common associated conditions of cerebral palsy
Seizures ~60%
Only one limb is affected
Monoplegia
One side of the body is affected. The arm is more involved than the leg
Hemiplegia
Both legs affected
Paraplegia
All four limbs affected. Legs more affected than arms
Diplegia
All four limbs affected
Quadriplegia
3 limbs are involved
Triplegia
Which classification of cerebral palsy?
Abnormal muscle tightness, the most common (~70%), affects the motor cortex
Spastic
Which classification of cerebral palsy?
Contraction with rotation of the joint and occurs due to the damage to the basal ganglia
Athetoid
Which classification of cerebral palsy?
Clumsiness and affects the cerebellum
Ataxia
Which level of the Gross Motor Function Classification System
Can walk at home, outdoors, stairs
Can perform gross motor skills like running and jumping
Speed, balance, coordination limited
Don’t have great muscle control
Level 1
Which level of the Gross Motor Function Classification System
Walk most settings, climb stairs using railing
Difficult walking long distance, balance, uneven terrain
May use mobility device
Level 2
