What is Cerebral Palsy ?
This is a chronic motor disability which is non progressive, nonfatal and yet noncurable. It results from damage to the growing brain before or during birth or in postnatal period.
Types of cerebral palsy
1. Spastic CP Most
frequently found and characterized by muscular rigidity. As
the child grows in age, spasticity and rigidity becomes more
pronounced with development of contractures and abnormal
postures. According to the parts affected, this can be
- Quadriplegia
- Paraplegia
- Hemiplegia
- Monoplegia
2. Extra Pyramidal CP Characterized by abnormal
writhing movement of limbs.
3. Atonic CP
Characterized by loose muscles and abnormal balancing and
muscular coordination (atonia and atoxia).
4. Mixed CP
Disease may be mild with no practical limitation of activity
or it may be severe causing inability to carry on any useful
physical activity.
Other Associated Problem
Mental retardation, seizures, varied feeding
difficulties, bad teeth, drooling, incontinence,
constipation, behavior problem.
What to do ?
- Regular physiotherapy
- Surgical correction of deformities
- Use of external aids
- Drug therapy for seizures
- Proper training and teaching according to mental
status
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