Cerebral Palsy

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studying cerebral studying cerebral palsy. Partner up with palsy. Partner up with

one other student one other student and, for 4-minutes, and, for 4-minutes,

brainstorm facts you brainstorm facts you know about cerebral know about cerebral

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Students will be able to explain the causes, symptoms and Students will be able to explain the causes, symptoms and long-term effects of Parkinson’s disease and Cerebral Palsy long-term effects of Parkinson’s disease and Cerebral Palsy ..

Medical condition Medical condition that affects control of that affects control of muscles muscles Cerebral: head Cerebral: head Palsy: anything wrong Palsy: anything wrong with control of the with control of the muscles or joints in the body muscles or joints in the body


Cause: an injury to Cause: an injury to the brain before,the brain before, during, or shortly after birth during, or shortly after birth


Sometimes—before Sometimes—before birth birth

Infection Infection Accident where mother Accident where mother is injured is injured



Sometimes caused Sometimes caused ifif mother has a mother has a medical problem medical problem such as high blood such as high blood pressure or diabetespressure or diabetes

Ladies, if you get Ladies, if you get pregnant, take care pregnant, take care of your bodies—it is of your bodies—it is

so important to so important to protect your baby.protect your baby.

Sometimes,Sometimes, during during birth, the baby will birth, the baby will not get enough oxygen or not get enough oxygen or the the delivery will be difficult and delivery will be difficult and thethe baby’s brain is injured. baby’s brain is injured.

Another cause may be as a Another cause may be as a result ofresult of premature delivery premature delivery


You do not catch You do not catch cerebral palsycerebral palsy from another from another person.person.You do not develop cerebralYou do not develop cerebral palsy later in life.palsy later in life.It It is caused by an injury to is caused by an injury to the brain near the time the brain near the time of birthof birth


Cerebral palsy:Cerebral palsy: damage to area of braindamage to area of brain that controls muscle tone that controls muscle tone

Too loose, too Too loose, too tight or sometight or some combination of combination of the twothe two


Types Types

Spastic C. P.Spastic C. P.• Muscle tone is too high or Muscle tone is too high or too tighttoo tight• Stiff & jerky movements Stiff & jerky movements • About half of all CP victims About half of all CP victims


Types Types Ataxic C. P. Ataxic C. P. Low muscle tone & poor Low muscle tone & poor coordination of movementscoordination of movements

Unsteady and shaky Unsteady and shaky suchsuch as Parkinson’s in an older as Parkinson’s in an older personperson

Poor balance; shaky walking Poor balance; shaky walking Students will be able to explain the causes, symptoms and Students will be able to explain the causes, symptoms and long-term effects of Parkinson’s disease and Cerebral Palsy long-term effects of Parkinson’s disease and Cerebral Palsy ..

Types Types Athetoid CP Athetoid CP • Mixed muscle toneMixed muscle tone• Trouble holding themselves Trouble holding themselves up in upright, steady up in upright, steady position for sitting or position for sitting or walking & often slow walking & often slow movements of face, arms, movements of face, arms, and upper body that they and upper body that they don’t mean to makedon’t mean to make


Also discriminated Also discriminated by affected body by affected body parts parts

QuadriplegiaQuadriplegia—all 4 limbs—all 4 limbs

HemiplegiaHemiplegia—one side of body —one side of body

DiplegiaDiplegia—just legs—just legs


Christy BrownChristy Brown 1932-1981 1932-1981 IrelandIreland Published poet Published poet Triplegic victim Triplegic victim of cerebral palsyof cerebral palsy My Left FootMy Left Foot (Jim Sheridan) (Jim Sheridan)


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