Imagine you know someone with Cerebral Palsy. This could be someone who has a hard time hearing or even communicating with others. On a regular day for a child who has Cerebral Palsy may not always be able to do what other children or adults do in their ordinary life. For example, Cerebral Palsy children may not be able to walk like a regular person, or ride a bike like a regular child. In order to control Cerebral Palsy there are multiple treatments such as the baclofen pump. This treatment is more likely to be successful, rather than the Botox injections and phenol blocks. It has been proven that the baclofen pump is more likely to be successful at helping anyone with Cerebral Palsy. Although, there are several different types and causes of Cerebral Palsy that someone could develop. These causes are Terminology, Dysgensis, Periventricular Leukomalacia, and Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopath. I will be explaining each and every one of them more in detail. With these causes, there are different treatments that could be used to treat the causes. These causes include Botox Injections, Phenol Blocks, Baclofen Orally, and Intrathecal Baclofen. Later on, I will be explaining the pro’s and con’s of each one. The word “cerebral” means the brain and the word “palsy” means muscle weakness and poor control. Children or adults can be born with Cerebral Palsy or might be diagnosed later in life. The disorder may occur during the woman’s pregnancy, child’s birth, or after the child
Cerebral palsy (CP) has been described as a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing foetal or infant brain (Rosenbaum et al. 2007). Since I did not know that much about CP, I went
It is caused by an abnormality during development of the brain and injury to the brain during birth or up to 28 days after birth if acquired. One of my co-workers has Cerebral Palsy and is the department head for our SPD (Seniors & people with Disabilities) department. I have learned from working with him that early intervention is key to the treatment of this disease. Physical, Occupational, and Speech therapies are very helpful. Muscle relaxants, anticonvulsants, and antispastics are some common medical treatments. The only ways to help prevent Cerebral Palsy is to keep yourself healthy during pregnancy and try to avoid any injury or infection. Before getting pregnant be sure to get vaccinated for all preventable diseases and be sure to get your baby vaccinated for things like meningitis after
Cerebral Palsy is a neurological condition. As a result, it affects a person’s whole body and his or her brain, muscles movements and their body. Consequently
“The term cerebral palsy refers to a group of neurological disorders that appear in infancy or early childhood and permanently affect body movement, muscle coordination, and balance”(Cerebral Palsy Information). “Cerebral Palsy affects the part of the brain that controls muscle movements”(Cerebral Palsy Information). It is common to be found within months of an infant being born to years in childhood. The condition is not genetically transferred it mostly depends of the baby in the womb. “Some of the possible causes include a lack of oxygen to the brain during labor and delivery, severe jaundice in the infant, maternal infections such German measles and herpes simplex, brain infections such as encephalitis and meningitis, bleeding into the brain ,head injuries as a result of a car accident, a fall, or child abuse” (Cerebral Palsy: Causes). In some cases the cause of Cerebral Palsy is not known.
This systematic review utilized three medical databases such as ProQuest Medical, PubMmed, and CINAHL. The keywords used to complete the search were: hippotherapy, children, and cerebral palsy. The search resulted in 15 peer- reviewed articles that showed overall improvements in balance and mobility in children with cerebral palsy.
The patient in the case study is a 27-year-old man who has Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a disorder of movement. It occurs usually following injury to the brain before or during birth or within the first five years of life. The physical problems presented by CP are difficulty controlling, preventing or producing movement, these are often referred to at motor problems. A person with Cerebral Palsy may also have other disabilities such as visual and hearing problems, language problems and learning difficulties.
Cerebral palsy occurs when there is lack of oxygen to a baby’s brain when being delivered. This causes brain damage which can then cause problems when trying to reach development norms. Cerebral palsy affects a child’s
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is brain damage. It cannot be cured, it is not contagious, it is not a disease, and it does not get worse. According to Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, "Cerebral Palsy is a broad term for various nonprogressive disorders of motor function in people, resulting from brain damage around the time of birth. Damage to the brain could occur before, during, or shortly after birth"(“Cerebral”). Since the damage is done during the brain’s formation, and occurs in the part of the brain that controls motor and muscle functions, people with CP might have problems with motor skills, muscle tone, muscle weakness, reflexes, balance, excessive drooling, difficulties swallowing or speaking, shaking, tremors, and
Cerebral palsy is non-progressive but some effects of cerebral palsy on the body may change through life stages.
I found that in definition the words Cerebral Palsy are used to describe a medical condition that affects control of the muscles. Cerebral means anything in the head and palsy refers to anything wrong with control of the muscles or joints in the body. If someone has cerebral palsy it means that because of an injury to their brain (that's the cerebral part) they are not able to use some of the muscles in their body in the normal way (that's the palsy part). Children
Cerebral palsy is typically characterized as a disorder caused by injuries to the cerebrum, the part of the brain responsible for higher mental functions, sensations, and voluntary muscle actions (7). Symptoms of cerebral palsy vary by severity of the disease, and include seizures, involuntary muscle contractions, difficulty sucking or feeding, irregular breathing, delayed development of motor skills, motor-mental retardation, mental retardations, speech abnormalities, visual abnormalities, hearing abnormalities, spasticity, progressive joint contractures, limited range of motion, and peg teeth (7). These symptoms are usually evident by age two and sometimes as
Cerebral palsy is a broad term recognizing any number of neurological disorders that typically develop either during pregnancy, during childbirth or early childhood until about the age of three. It permanently affects body movement and muscle coordination, though it never progress’s over time. The word cerebral palsy is claimed from the combination of the defined terms cerebrum, referring to the damaged part of the brain, and palsy, referring to the disorder of a movement.
Cerebral palsy refers to a group of chronic disorders that involve degrees of brain damage that affect body control and movement. The term cerebral refers to the brain, while palsy describes a disorder that impairs the control of body movement. These disorders are not the result of muscles or nerves problems. Instead, they are due to impaired motor areas in the brain that disrupt its ability to control movement and posture. The condition typically appears within the first few years of life and it is not marked by regression. (Mecham, 1986)
Today there are many severe disability’s that effect individuals on a daily basis. Cerebral Palsy is a condition eliminates control over a person’s movements and the way the body works. The movement disorder is non curable but can be helped with appropriate assistive technology. In this paper you will learn more about Cerebral Palsy, broadening your knowledge on the disease and giving you a better understanding in your respected field of the rehabilitation.
The human body is made up of many organ systems that consist of organs and tissues of different anatomies and diverse nomenclature. These organs systems, organs and tissues are prone to thousands of diseases, and one of these diseases is cerebral palsy, which is a disease of the nervous system in simple terms. Research relating to cerebral palsy is carried out, whereby the disorder is described, along with its history, and how it affects the nervous system and the brain. The anatomy of the body systems involves with regard to this disorder, the effects of the disorder on these body systems and other body systems are also researched and discussed. Furthermore, the research focuses on the causes of cerebral palsy, its complications, signs, and symptoms, and the diagnosis of the disorder, along with its treatment and side effects of the treatment. A recap of the research focusing on prevention strategies, the anatomy and physiology of cerebral palsy and the nervous system is presented.