you do get the chance don’t waste it go to therapy to get you muscles in shape. Information Cerebral Palsy is not as aware as it should be‚ being that it is one of the most common disabilities before birth. There is 1/278 people in America that have CP. In America alone there are more than 500‚000 people that are affected by this. There are three types of Cerebral Palsy (CP). Spastic
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bral Palsy Cerebral Palsy What is Cerebral Palsy? According to Perlstein it is a "term used to designate any paralysis‚ weakness‚ in coordination‚ or functional aberration of the motor system resulting from brain pathology."(McDonald 7). Most cases of Cerebral Palsy are diagnosed before age three‚ the sooner it is diagnosed the better the chance the child has of living a normal life. This condition usually occurs during birth or infancy and is more frequent in underdeveloped nations. The exact
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your teeth at night‚ and making your bed in the morning. Imagine if you couldn’t button up a shirt‚ or zip your bookbag. That is the life of a person with Cerebral Palsy‚ A terrible disease that affects lives negatively everyday. Cerebral Palsy is a disability that affects about 2-3 babies in every 1‚000 births. So what is it? Cerebral Palsy‚ also known as CP‚ is a disabilty that will appear either before birth‚ during birth‚ or shortly after. CP will permanently affect a child‚ but will not
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Cerebral palsy is a common neural developmental condition that is typically encountered by pediatricians. There are numerous definitions of cerebral palsy‚ all of these definitions point out that cerebral palsy is a combination of several permanent but not unchangeable disorders that arise from injury to the adolescent development of the brain. Cerebral palsy consists of several disorders‚ some of which are related to the sever impairment of the motor functionality in young children‚ cerebral palsy
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Cerebral Palsy is a term for a neurological or brain disorder that affects posture and movement. It is causes a loss of muscle control and coordination. People suffering from Cerebral Palsy have damage to the part of the brain that controls muscle tone. Muscle tone is the amount of resistance to movement in a muscle. During fetal life‚ birth and infancy damage is done to the motor areas of the brain. This can come in the form of radiation or lack of oxygen. Diagnosis of cerebral palsy does not occur
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Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and manifestations vary among children and incorporate poor coordination‚ stiff muscles‚ weak muscles‚ and tremors. There may be problems with sensation‚ hearing‚ vision‚ speech and swallowing. Other associated disorders incorporate seizures and cognitive problems [1]. It happens in about 2.1 per 1‚000 live births. Cerebral palsy is caused by abnormal development or damage to the parts of the brain
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Cerebral Palsy in Action You are in the hospital. You have a brand new baby in your arms staring up at you. You look back at them with pride glistening in your eyes and excitement in your heart. You realize that you have started on a new adventure and that you feel ready for all of the challenges this little bundle will throw at you. At least that’s how you feel until you get the news. It has been a few weeks since you have come home from the hospital and you just answered a phone call from your
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The purpose of this paper is to describe a disease process that is caused by a malfunction in a particular body system. I decided to focus on the neurological system and to do my research on cerebral palsy. The nervous system is a delicate body system made up of many parts and has many functions. The nervous system has three main functions- sensory‚ integration‚ as well as motor. There are two components or the nervous system (the central and peripheral nervous system) as well as two subdivisions
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CEREBRAL PALSY Introduction Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most common congenital disorders of childhood. It is a medical condition caused by a permanent brain injury that occurs before (Prenatal)‚ during (Perinatal)‚ or shortly after birth (Postnatal). Thus the malformation of the brain can exist at birth or caused by factors occurring during the birthing process or after. Cerebral palsy is a non- progressive disease; however‚ the effects have been known to change over time. This non curable
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Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a term used to describe disorders of movement that result from injury to the brain. It is a problem of muscle coordination. Cerebral Palsy can be caused by numerous problems occurring in the prenatal period‚ prematurity‚ labor and delivery complication in the newborn period. Due to genetic or chromosomal abnormality to the brain may not develop in the typical way. Some environmental factors such as drugs metabolic problems and placental dysfunction may also
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