Topic 4 - Cerebral Palsy Flashcards
A general term that describes a group of disorders that appear during the first few years of life and affect a child’s motor abilities.
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy disorders are caused by damage to a child’s _____ early in the course of development.
Brain
The damage related to cerebral palsy can occur during fetal development, during the _____ process or during the first months of life (typically before __ to __ years of age).
Birth
2-3 years
The ______ motor centres are primarily affected with cerebral palsy.
Higher
Cerebral palsy is not _______. However, getting the right therapies during childhood development can make a big difference in physical and emotional adaptation.
Curable
Scientists don’t completely understand all the causes of cerebral pasly, since it is a condition which is usually __________.
Congenital
For many years, doctors and researchers believed that cerebral palsy was almost exclusively caused by a ____ of ______ during the birth process.
Lack of Oxygen
Although _______ and ______ during the birth process is still the major cause of cerebral palsy, there are more other causes than originally thought.
Hypoxia
Anoxia
A possible cause of cerebral palsy is abnormal brain development before birth, resulting from genetic causes, _________ disorders or maternal _______/____ consumption.
Metabolic
Alcohol/Drug
A possible cause of cerebral palsy is disturbance to brain ___________ before birth, caused by an artery spasm or blood clot (similar to a ______ in adults), or problems with blood flow from the mother to fetus.
Circulation
Stroke
Maternal _________ during pregnancy, such as rubella, is a possible cause of cerebral palsy.
Infections
T/F - High fever in the mother during pregnancy cannot cause cerebral palsy in the fetus.
False - High fever in the mother during pregnancy CAN cause cerebral palsy in the fetus.
Severe ________ in newborns is a possible cause of cerebral palsy. It may be caused by infection, severe ________ or problems with red blood cells due to blood factor _________________ between mother and fetus.
Jaundice
Bruising
Incompatibilities
Although less common, a small percentage of cerebral palsy cases result from occurrences affecting the _____ of the very young child, for example, encephalitis, head trauma, ________ reaction or suffocation incident.
CNS
Toxicity
T/F - Most children with cerebral palsy do not have any clinically apparent problems during development in the womb.
True
If a genetic abnormality is present, it may be detected if _________ is done during pregnancy.
Screening
T/F - Problems are often immediately apparent following birth, and emerge more as the child’s motor skill development can be observed.
False - Problems are often NOT immediately apparent following birth EITHER, BUT emerge more as the child’s motor skill development can be observed.
Some factors have been identified as increasing the risk of cerebral palsy and lead to more active monitoring:
- Babies that are _________ or have a low birth weight
- Multi-fetus pregnancy
- Babies in a feet-first position (______ presentation) at the beginning of labour
- Complicated labour/delivery
Premature
Breech
Cerebral palsy ranges from mild to severe and is exclusively _____.
Motor
More complex cases that include signs and symptoms beyond motor impairments, such as ____________ disabilities, involve brain damage in addition to that of classic cerebral palsy.
Intellectual
T/F - It is typical for people with cerebral palsy to have fully normal sensation.
True
T/F - Individuals with classic cerebral palsy do not have normal intelligence profiles.
False - Individuals with classic cerebral palsy ALSO have normal intelligence profiles.
In some cases, the neurological damage produces ________, a common co-finding in cerebral palsy.
Epilepsy
What are the 3 major types of cerebral palsy?
1) Spastic
2) Athetotic
3) Ataxic
