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Cerebral Palsy Overview & Management

Cerebral palsy is a nonprogressive brain injury causing issues with posture and movement. It affects 2-4 out of every 1000 babies born and is often associated with epilepsy, cognitive dysfunction, vision problems and speech issues. Cerebral palsy can be classified physiologically based on symptoms, topographically based on affected body parts, or etiologically based on cause such as prenatal, natal or postnatal factors. Treatment involves neurology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, orthopedic surgery and other approaches to manage complications like spasticity, weakness and seizures. Substantially disabling cerebral palsy impacts mobility, communication, learning, self-care and independent living.

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Cerebral Palsy Overview & Management

Cerebral palsy is a nonprogressive brain injury causing issues with posture and movement. It affects 2-4 out of every 1000 babies born and is often associated with epilepsy, cognitive dysfunction, vision problems and speech issues. Cerebral palsy can be classified physiologically based on symptoms, topographically based on affected body parts, or etiologically based on cause such as prenatal, natal or postnatal factors. Treatment involves neurology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, orthopedic surgery and other approaches to manage complications like spasticity, weakness and seizures. Substantially disabling cerebral palsy impacts mobility, communication, learning, self-care and independent living.

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Cerebral Palsy = Brain Paralysis

Definition
Prevalence
Etiology
Classifications
Clinical

Presentation
Treatments
Substantially Disabling

COMPLICATIONS OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS

Cognitive Dysfunction
Motor
Dysfunction

Seizures
Behavior
Dysfunction

Cerebral Palsy: Definition

Cerebral palsy is a static encephalopathy


Encephalopathy = Brain Injury that is nonprogressive disorder of posture and movement
Variable etiologies
Often associated with epilepsy, speech
problems, vision compromise, & cognitive
dysfunction

Cerebral Palsy: Prevalence


2-4/1000;

7-10,000 new babies each yr


150 years ago described by Dr. Little an
orthopedic surgeon and known as Littles
Disease
During past 3 decades considerable
advances made in obstetric & neonatal
care, but unfortunately there has been
virtually no change in incident of CP

Cerebral Palsy: Classification


Various

classifications of Cerebral Palsy


Physiologic
Topographic
Etiologic

Cerebral Palsy: Physiologic


Athetoid
Ataxic
Rigid-Spastic
Atonic
Mixed

Cerebral Palsy: Topographic


Monoplegic
Paraplegic
Hemiplegic
Triplegic
Quadraplegic
Diplegic

Cerebral Palsy: Etiologic


Prenatal

(70%)
Infection, anoxia, toxic, vascular, Rh
disease, genetic, congenital
malformation of brain
Natal (5-10%)
Anoxia, traumatic delivery, metabolic
Post natal
Trauma, infection, toxic

Cerebral Palsy:
Clinical Presentation
Remember

that motor developmental


progression is from.

Head to Toe

Cerebral Palsy: Complications

Spasticity
Weakness
Increase reflexes
Clonus
Seizures
Articulation &
Swallowing difficulty

Visual compromise
Deformation
Hip dislocation
Kyphoscoliosis
Constipation
Urinary tract infection

Cerebral Palsy: Management


Neurologic
OT

and Physiatric

and PT
Speech
Adaptive equipment
Surgical
Rhizotomy, Baclofen pumps, Botoxin

Cerebral Palsy
What

is
substantially
disabling
Cerebral
Palsy?

Mobility
Communication
Learning
Self Care
Self Direction
Independent Living
Economic
Sufficiency

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