Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a condition that affects thousands of people each year. An estimated 764‚000 children and adults are afflicted with one or more symptoms of CP. Around 8‚000 infants and babies are diagnosed each year and 1‚200-1‚500 preschool age children are recognized with symptoms of CP (www.ucp.org). This condition is caused by “abnormal development of areas of the brain that control movement and posture” (www.ucp.org). It can also be caused by damage to the brain (usually because
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Cerebral Palsy Causes Cerebral palsy results from damage to certain parts of the developing brain. •This damage can occur early in pregnancy when the brain is just starting to form‚ during the birth process as the child passes through the birth canal‚ or after birth in the first few years of life. •In many cases‚ the exact cause of the brain damage is never known. At one time‚ problems during birth‚ usually inadequate oxygen‚ were blamed for cerebral palsy. •We now know that fewer than
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Cerebral Palsy is the choice of research I chose. It is a disorder of the nervous system that targets the muscle tone‚ movement‚ and other motor skills. I chose to do my research on this particular subject to familiarize myself of some of the symptoms and causes‚ but mostly because my great niece was diagnosed with the disorder about 3 years ago. Throughout this research paper you will notice the causes‚ diagnoses‚ the different types of cerebral palsy‚ how to evaluate‚ the symptoms‚ and treatments
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Cerebral palsy CP is a disorder of aberrant control of movement and posture‚ appearing early in life secondary to a CNS lesion or dysfunction that is NOT a result of a progressive or degenerative brain disease. In other words‚ CP is caused by a static brain dysfunction (also called static encephalopathy). It is believed that CP is due to a defect in a developing brain‚ a lesion that may have had its onset in prenatal‚ perinatal‚ or postnatal period. Thus‚ causes of CP may be manifold.
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Cerebral palsy encompasses a group of conditions that are caused by problems in brain development. Disturbances in the brain usually occur during fetal or infant brain development and effects movement and motor control in children (Lisovska‚ 2016). The cerebral cortex‚ which is the part of the brain responsible for directing muscle movement‚ is damaged and cerebral palsy thus develops. Cerebral palsy can be classified into four types which are made distinct because of its location and abnormality
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Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy is a disorder of movement‚ muscle tone or posture. It affects the ability to move in a coordinated and purposeful way. The exact cause is unknown‚ but many cases are the result of problems during pregnancy in which the brain is damaged or it does not develop normally. It can be caused from anything that interferes with normal brain development such as infections and maternal health problems. It usually occurs before or during birth‚ or during the first 3 to 5
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Cerebral palsy is a disorder of movement‚ muscle tone or posture that is caused by disruptions to the premature‚ growing brain‚ often occurs before birth. Signs and symptoms are seen during infancy or preschool years. Commonly‚ cerebral palsy is brought on by impaired movement associated with excessive reflexes‚ floppiness‚ or rigidity of the arms and legs and body‚ abnormal posture‚ compulsory movements‚ unsteadiness of walking‚ or some combination of these. The result of having cerebral palsy affects
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Cerebral Palsy is defined as a condition marked by impaired muscle coordination (spastic paralysis) and/or other disabilities‚ typically caused by damage to the brain before or at birth. Although Cerebral palsy is not contagious‚ a person can intentionally or unintentionally increase the possibility a child will develop Cerebral Palsy through abuse‚ medical malpractice‚ negligence‚ or the spread of a bacterial or viral infection (Stern‚ 2017). Cerebral palsy was first introduced in the mid 1800’s
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Affected by Cerebral Palsy Have you ever been in a situation where the unexpected becomes the expected‚ and your life is changed forever? I have. Nobody expects to know what it is like to have a disabled family member‚ but when you are confronted with this challenge‚ it changes you. I have had many life changing experiences but none as important as meeting my cerebral palsy stricken cousin Lexi. Lexi has a huge heart and she has shown me how important it is to help others in need. The
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including cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is one of the more serious disorders occupational therapists have to come across in their careers. In actuality‚ cerebral palsy refers to a group of disorders and is prominent in children‚ “Cerebral palsy is a blanket term that refers to a group of disorders that affect a child’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture and is the most common motor disability in childhood” (Anonymous). Cerebral palsy is divided into two types—Congenital Cerebral Palsy and
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