CARE STUDY This care study is about a service user with Cerebral Palsy and Dysphasia. This assignment will give a brief description of her background history‚ her condition and care needs. In order to maintain the confidentiality of the service user‚ I will refer to her as Daisy Chain and any personal information will be changed accordingly and not be used in conjunction with anything else other than this study. I obtained consent from the service user‚ her family and the adult day centre where
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dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex and antisocial behaviour There is evidence for a relationship between dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex and antisocial behaviour‚ but as to whether this evidence is strong enough to have a definitive answer is yet to be discovered. The prefrontal cortex is a complex and highly developed part of the brain making up the majority of the frontal lobe (Bear‚ Connors & Paradiso‚ 2001). It is believed that the prefrontal cortex is involved in the regulation of
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‚ Lee‚ D.C.‚ Hara‚ R.‚ Rethlefsen‚ S.A.‚ Kay‚ R.M.‚ Dorey‚ F.J.‚ & Gilsanz‚ V. (2010) performed a randomized study to examine the effects of vibration therapy in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The investigators pursued effects on bone and muscle in this population. The criteria for inclusion were children with cerebral palsy 6 -12 years old (most likely to show response for bone mass accrual due to their young age)‚ children with Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels 1 -4
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A. Effects on catecholamine release and reduction of cerebral metabolic rate Cerebral hypoxic injury is known to be associated with a massive catecholamine increase in central and peripheral norepinephrine concentrations are commonly seen with cerebral hypoxic injury. Catecholamines may impoverish outcome from cerebral ischemia‚ possibly by stimulating central _2-receptors (Figure 2.20). Neuronal damages are results of icreased norepinephrine due to the elevation of metabolic demand and alteration
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I was born with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy; A neurological motor disorder that effects my lower legs‚ ankles‚ and feet. In short‚ this conditions causes me to have permanently weakened muscles in my lower extremities and shortened Achilles tendons. At the age of seven‚ a highly skilled Pediatric Surgeon gave me an opportunity for mobility as I had never experienced. A few months later‚ a dedicated therapist and my mother taught me how to walk again. My disability has most definitely put limitations
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and the characteristics‚ prevalence and effects of dysarthria in children with Cerebral Palsy. It will also examine the effects of speech therapy on children who have been diagnosed with both Cerebral Palsy and dysarthria. The term Cerebral Palsy has been used as an umbrella term for which a number of different definitions have been proposed over the years. The most recent consensus definition recognizes that Cerebral Palsy is characterized by movement and posture disturbance‚ is nonprogressive in
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Cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a coordination and muscle movement disorder. Cerebral palsy have different affects on people. It can affect body movement‚ muscle coordination‚ muscle control‚ muscle reflect‚ posture and balance. It is caused by an injury in the part that control body movement in a child’s brain. People with cerebral palsy can have other problems such as seizures‚ decreased the ability of learning‚ problems hearing‚ seeing‚ and thinking. There is no cure has been
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Clinical Rehabilitation http://cre.sagepub.com Occupational therapy for children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review Esther MJ Steultjens‚ Joost Dekker‚ Lex M Bouter‚ Jos CM van de Nes‚ Brigitte LM Lambregts and Cornelia HM van den Ende Clin Rehabil 2004; 18; 1 DOI: 10.1191/0269215504cr697oa The online version of this article can be found at: http://cre.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/18/1/1 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Clinical
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Cerebral palsy and the effects on the family Introduction The purpose of this assignment is to explain show the experiences and difficulties a person with cerebaral palsy may have and the effects that this may have on their family Information was collected by interviewing a friend of mine whose daughter was born with cp Mary is a 13 year old girl from from cork who lives with her parents and twin sister and older brother. She was born thirteen years ago‚ along with her twin sister
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TEORÍAS BIOLÓGICAS: SE CENTRAN EN ASPECTOS FÍSICOS Y FISIOLÓGICOS. Teorías biológicas: se centran en aspectos físicos y fisiológicos. Teorías psicológicas. Se incluyen aquí tres versiones: por una parte tenemos la teoría psicoanalítica; en segundo lugar está la rama conductista‚ basada en relaciones estímulo-respuesta; por último‚ el enfoque cognitivo‚ que parte de la base de entender nuestra mente como un ordenador‚ con propias leyes de almacenamiento y procesamiento de la información
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