Cerebral Palsy Prevention - confirm
Episode 5: Cerebral Palsy Health. This fantastic field of medicine can be helpful for individuals with cerebral palsy across with lifespan, but it has a confusing name and sometimes a confusing job description. So we set out to help listeners better understand what a physiatrist does. We discuss the history of physiatry, the conditions they treat, the types of medical interventions they utilize, and what the practice of physiatry looks like for individuals with cerebral palsy. Wendy Pierce is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a pediatric subspecialty. Cerebral Palsy PreventionWhich children are at risk for CP? A child is more at risk for CP because of any of the following: Preterm birth Inflammation of the placenta or amniotic fluid from an infection chorioamnionitis Blood clotting disorder Very low birthweight, especially under 3.
Common symptoms associated with cerebral palsy:
Symptoms can occur a bit differently in each child. A child may have muscle weakness, poor motor control, or shaking spasticity of the arms or legs. A child may also have muscle stiffness in the form of stiff legs or clenched fists. The symptoms depend on what type of CP a child has. Cereebral
The types and symptoms include: Spastic diplegia. Di means 2. This is spasticity of the legs in most cases, but sometimes the arms. Diplegia is also called paraplegia.
What causes CP in a child?
Spastic quadriplegia. This is also called tetraplegia. Quad and tetra mean 4. This is spasticity of all arms and legs.
Spastic hemiplegia. Hemi means half. This is spasticity that affects 1 side of the body, such as the right arm and right leg.
Spastic double hemiplegia. This is spasticity on both sides of the body.
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The amount of spasticity is different on each side. Athetoid CP. This is also called dyskinetic CP. The movement is usually twisting and rigid. Ataxic CP.]
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