Cerebral PalsyCerebral Palsy

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What is Cerebral Palsy?What is Cerebral Palsy?

• Cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy A motor disability A motor disability evident early in life (often by one evident early in life (often by one year of age and certainly by age two) year of age and certainly by age two) that is caused by a brain abnormality that is caused by a brain abnormality present by the end of the newborn present by the end of the newborn period (one month of age) and period (one month of age) and unchanged after that time.unchanged after that time.

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Symptoms of cerebral Palsy Symptoms of cerebral Palsy

• affect the affect the brainbrain at some time before a child at some time before a child is one month old, resulting in a lack of is one month old, resulting in a lack of normal control of movements. While normal control of movements. While problems with making normal movements problems with making normal movements may be apparent at birth, this symptom is may be apparent at birth, this symptom is often not noticeable until the child is nine or often not noticeable until the child is nine or ten months of age; on occasion, it may not ten months of age; on occasion, it may not be apparent before eighteen or twenty-four be apparent before eighteen or twenty-four months of age because the areas of the months of age because the areas of the brain that control movement are immature brain that control movement are immature and not very effective early in life. and not very effective early in life.

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Possibilities/impacts Possibilities/impacts

There is no cure to cerebral Palsy.There is no cure to cerebral Palsy.

Assistance/care neededAssistance/care needed

• a variety of resources are available for helping a variety of resources are available for helping the child cope with motor problems. Physical the child cope with motor problems. Physical aids such as wheelchairs, walkers, and aids such as wheelchairs, walkers, and crutches have long been available. Modern crutches have long been available. Modern ones are extremely adjustable and made of ones are extremely adjustable and made of lightweight and durable materials. Lightweight lightweight and durable materials. Lightweight plastic can be custom molded and fitted to plastic can be custom molded and fitted to supplement or replace the more traditional leg supplement or replace the more traditional leg braces. braces.

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Treatment/therapy neededTreatment/therapy needed

• Physical therapy helps interfere with Physical therapy helps interfere with involuntary and primitive reflex patterns involuntary and primitive reflex patterns that hinder voluntary movements. that hinder voluntary movements. Therapy can also facilitate normal Therapy can also facilitate normal patterns of arm and leg use. patterns of arm and leg use. Occupational therapy focuses on Occupational therapy focuses on developing fine motor skills and developing fine motor skills and improving the ability to dress, eat, write, improving the ability to dress, eat, write, and perform other daily activities. Mand perform other daily activities. M

How I can help someone with How I can help someone with CPCP

• Young people today who have cerebral Young people today who have cerebral palsy are better able to be independent, palsy are better able to be independent, to achieve, and to succeed in life by to achieve, and to succeed in life by using specific physical, behavioral, and using specific physical, behavioral, and other therapies. Medications and braces other therapies. Medications and braces can improve muscle and nerve can improve muscle and nerve coordination. These therapies as well as coordination. These therapies as well as surgery can sometimes prevent or surgery can sometimes prevent or correct deformities. correct deformities.

Works CitedWorks Cited

• Baumann, Robert J. "Cerebral palsy." Baumann, Robert J. "Cerebral palsy." Magill’s Medical Guide, Sixth EditionMagill’s Medical Guide, Sixth Edition. . Ed. Tracy Irons-Georges, 6th ed. 6 Ed. Tracy Irons-Georges, 6th ed. 6 vols. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, vols. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, 2010. 2010. Salem HealthSalem Health Web. 07 Apr. Web. 07 Apr. 2011. 2011.

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The End ;)The End ;)

• Young people today who have Young people today who have cerebral palsy are better able to be cerebral palsy are better able to be independent, to achieve, and to independent, to achieve, and to succeed in life by using specific succeed in life by using specific physical, behavioral, and other physical, behavioral, and other therapies. In my opinion its therapies. In my opinion its devastating to me how these devastating to me how these disorders affect people’s life's. disorders affect people’s life's.