Cerebal Palsy
Mackenzie Buessing
What is Cerebal Palsy
- Disorder that impairs control of movement due to damage of developing brain
- Brain Damage
- Disorder in muscle tone and posture
Causes
- Infections during pregnant
- Low birth weight
- RH is incompatible between mother and infant
- physical and metabolic trauma of being born
- Severe oxygen deprivation to brain during labor and delivery
- Born a twin
- Breech births
- Physical birth defects
Complications, Preventions, and Life Outlook
- Contracture- Shortening of muscle tissue
- Malnutrition- Swallowing or feeding problems
- Mental health conditions
- Lung disease
- Neurological conditions
- Osteoarthritis- pressure on joints or abnormal alignment
- Learning Disability
- Vision, speech, hearing, or language problems
- Troubles walking and doing physical activiies
Testing and Treatment
- Brain Scans- MRI, CT, Ultrasound
- Electroencephalogram- To determine if you have epilepsy
- Laboratory Tests
- Specialist for vision, hearing, speech tests, intellectual disabilities, development delays, and movement disorders
- Medications- Isolated spasticity and Generalized spasticity
- Surgery- Orthopedic surgery, Severing Nerves
- Therapy- Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Recreational Therapy
Wrok Cited
Neil Lava, MD, Understanding Cerebal Palsy,
@2015 WebMD, LLC on March, 19 2015
Mayo Clinic Staff, Treatment and Drugs, Tests and Diagnosis, Complications
@2015 MayoClinic