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Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy. Meagan Ricks. What is it?. Cerebral Palsy is a group of disorders which can affect the brain and nervous system. Oftentimes, this can result in delays and disabilities with movement, hearing, seeing, thinking, and learning.

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Cerebral Palsy

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  1. Cerebral Palsy Meagan Ricks

  2. What is it? • Cerebral Palsy is a group of disorders which can affect the brain and nervous system. • Oftentimes, this can result in delays and disabilities with movement, hearing, seeing, thinking, and learning. • Cerebral Palsy is not contagious and can vary greatly between individuals.

  3. How Does it Happen? • Cerebral palsy is a result of injury to or abnormal development of the brain. This most often occurs in the womb but can also happen at some point before the age of 2 years. • Issues with the brain resulting in cerebral palsy may be due to lack of oxygen, bleeding in the brain, infections, jaundice, or injury. • Premature infants are at an increased risk of developing cerebral palsy. • Sometimes, the exact cause cannot be identified.

  4. What Does it Look Like? • Symptoms of cerebral palsy typically show up before a child reaches the age of two. Sometimes, the disorder presents itself as early as three months of age. • Each person with cerebral palsy may have different symptoms and varying severity of the disorder. • The earliest signs of cerebral palsy often include issues with reaching, sitting, rolling, crawling, and walking. • There are different types of cerebral palsy which affect people in different ways. These are: spastic and non-spastic which can be broken down to dyskinetic and ataxic. Some people also experience mixed cerebral palsy.

  5. Spastic Cerebral Palsy • Spastic cerebral palsy is the most common type of the disorder and causes unusual tension in the muscles. • Symptoms include: • Stiff muscles that do not stretch or relax • Seizures • Abnormal walking • Arms that tuck into the sides or legs that cross • Muscle weakness • Paralysis • Affects on the tongue and mouth which can cause difficulties with speech, eating, and breathing • Joint dislocation • Botox injections into the muscles may reduce spasticity for up to 4 months. Other infusions have been used but carry increased risks. Procedures may also be done such as tendon-lengthening surgery to increase mobility.

  6. Non-spastic Cerebral Palsy • Non-spastic cerebral palsy results in loss and fluctuation of muscle tone. Children with non-spastic cerebral palsy often have a “floppy” look to them and their arms and legs will hang like a ragdoll. • Common symptoms of the dyskinetic type are: • Involuntary movement of the arms, legs, and hands • Contracture of the spine which results in abnormal posture • Jerky movements • With the ataxic type, people often experience issues with balance and posture. They may have: • A very wide gait when walking • Issues with controlling eye movement • Impaired depth perception • Trouble with hand-eye coordination

  7. Mixed Cerebral Palsy • Some people with cerebral palsy have disabilities and impairments involving both spastic and non-spastic symptoms. • A child with mixed cerebral palsy will have some limbs which are overly tense and spastic and other limbs which are severely undertoned and “floppy.”

  8. Outlook and Treatment • Cerebral palsy does not affect life expectancy. • Because severity and vary greatly, the amount of assistance also varies but some children grow up to be able to live independently. • There is no cure for cerebral palsy but many treatments are available for making life more comfortable and enabling independence. These may include: • Exercise and physical therapy • Glasses, hearing aids, etc. • Medications to treat muscle tension, tremors, and seizures • Feeding tubes

  9. In the Classroom • Children with cerebral palsy can have “normal” intelligence but learning disabilities are common and speech issues are prevalent in those with cerebral palsy. • Cerebral palsy students may attend a special needs preschool after the age of 3 in which an IEP will be started. This IEP will make the transition to kindergarten smoother. • A child with cerebral palsy will have special education teacher and/or a therapist with them in the school setting.

  10. Cohen's Story

  11. Sources: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001734/ http://cerebralpalsy.org/about-cerebral-palsy/types/ http://www.stlouischildrens.org/our-services/center-cerebral-palsy-spasticity/about-cerebral-palsy-spasticity http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/cerebral-palsy-education http://youtu.be/Kzb1XYGO0IQ

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