Madison Nielson
?Cerebral Palsy? ? Term 2 Project
12.20.16
6 When your child has a brain injury or doesn?t grow like it should, it can lead to a disorder known as Cerebral Palsy. CP, as referred to, not only effects the brain, but also body movement and posture; (Stern). In the United States, alone, about 500,000 kids and adults have CP, or show signs of having cerebral palsy. 8,000 become diagnosed with CP each year; (Texas Adoption Resource Exchange). There is no actual study about the life expectancy of CP. Most who are diagnosed with cerebral palsy generally live 30-70 years, depending on their CP condition; (Birth Injury Guide). Cerebral palsy is considered a genetic disorder because it is caused by an abnormality in the brain.
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The symptoms are poor coordination, stiff and weak muscles. It?s affects sensation, vision, hearing, swallowing, and speaking. About 1/3 of those with CP will end up having seizures; (Contributors). Seizures are brief moments of abnormal brain activity that causes your body to jerk or loss of awareness; (Contributors, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia). There are several sub-types known as spastic CP, ataxic CP and athetoid CP; (Contributors, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia). Under spastic, there are other sub-groups: hemiplegia, diplegia, monoplegia, triplegia, and quadriplegia. Hemiplegia is where the CP symptoms only affected one side. Diplegia has affected the lower part of their bodies. They are usually given walkers, crutches, canes, or even just orthotics to help them move around without bigger struggles. They often receive nearsightedness and strabismus, being cross eyed. Monoplegia is just one single limb has been affected. Triplegia is, obviously, three limbs have been affected. Quadriplegia is, also obvious, all four limbs have been affected. They are the least likely to walk because their muscles are too tight and impairs their normal movement; (Contributors, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia). Ataxic is the least frequent diagnosis of CP. Ataxic is damaged in the cerebellar structures of the brain causing damage to muscle movement and balance. They also experience problems with coordination in the arms, legs, and …show more content…
There are only long-term treatments such as therapies, drugs, and even surgery. Each treatment depends on the severity and types of CP the person has. Self-care includes physical exercise improving their cardiovascular health, but depends on CP and injury. It also includes special education, focuses on the individual as a student and gets them working in the different areas in need. Therapies include, occupational therapy, stretching, and physical therapy. These include, in order of list, improving daily living, flexibility, and muscle strength and function. Medications include muscle relaxants and sedatives. These will help them reduce muscle tension to relieve any pain they will have, and causes them calmness. Surgery is used to help them get food; gastrostomy. CP can affect their digestive system or swallowing in general. They will insert a tube through the abdomen and into stomach to give them their food easier. The only way to know what your child needs with his//her condition is to see a specialist; such as a pediatric neurologist, speech therapist, neurodevelopmental disabilities pediatrician, orthopedic surgeon, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurologist, pediatrician, and a primary care provider. Keep these people in touch; (Google
Spina Bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect in the United States. It is a birth defect in which a developing baby's spinal cord fails to develop properly. The term Spina bifida comes from Latin and means "split" or "open" spine. This disorder occurs when the fetus is growing in the womb and its spine doesn’t form correctly. Some of the vertebrae don’t close to make their normal ring shapes around the spinal cord. This defect happens at the end of the first month of pregnancy, when a baby's spine and spinal cord are developing. Causes of Spina Bifida Causes that cause this disorder are low levels of the vitamin folic acid during pregnancy. Not having enough folic acid in the diet before and during early pregnancy can increase a woman's risk of Spina bifida and possibility of other neural tube defects. A high fever during pregnancy may increase a woman's chance of having a baby with Spina bifida. Some evidence suggests that genes may be a cause of Spina Bifida, but most babies born with Spina bifida have no family history of the condition. Also, women with epilepsy
We may not have eradicated all of the stubborn philosophies about physically challenged individuals, American society has greatly enhanced since the 1920s. More of us understand the diversity in each other, and that many conditions affect people differently. The Polio Journals brightens that path of progress and sheds light on how far there is yet to travel. I highly recommend this read, and I look forward to gaining more insight into the eyes of
It is characterized by normal early growth and development followed by a slowing of development, the loss of purposeful use of the hands, slowed brain and head growth, problems with walking, seizures, and intellectual disability.
The adaptations center that I had visited, help enable people with cerebral palsy to function more independently in the community. The adaptation center front entrance is wide with automatic sliding doors, so a person in a wheel chair can easily enter independently. The bathroom the door is also wide with an automatically open so that a person in wheel chair can easily use. The hallways are spacious for multiple people and wheel chair used. Locker rooms and showers are low to the floor and line up back to the room so they will have enough space. Its better this way because if the lockers wasn't line up side by side it would be congested and not enough room for wheel chair used.
“Some things may never get better, but your ability to deal with that problem will improve.” This was said by, Wayne Kirk. In the book, Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper, the main character Melody was born with cerebral palsy. She has an active and bright mind but you are not able to see that because she can’t use her words to speak. Having a child with special needs is extremely challenging. You don’t get the chance to watch them grow up like the other kids, you watch them struggle and fight to be heard. Even though children with special needs don’t always struggle or fight. They are still trying hard to be like the children they are always around, like their classmates or even siblings.
...r Progeria. Monitory for cardiovascular disease may help with managing the heart conditions that occur later in the child’s life. Some children may have coronary artery bypass surgery of dilation of cardiac arteries (angioplasty) to reduce the onset of cardiovascular disease. Physical and occupation therapy will ease stiff joints and allow more flexibility and allows children to maintain a healthy level of playtime with friends or even some sports. Regular dental visits are important and having the milk teeth extracted will help prevent problems associated with HGPS. Good nutrition for caloric building and promoting smaller meals frequently through out the day will help with energy and growth. Hydration is very important when dealing with a child suffering from Progeria; due to the thin dry skin children with progeria are more prone to become dehydrated.
...ally during this stage patients will lose their ability to control movement completely, but still may say words and certain phrases. He/she will need assistance with most of their daily living and require personal care round the clock. Also, they lose the ability to smile or sit without support.
Could you imagine being stricken by a deadly virus, that if you survived, you would not be able to walk without any assistance? In 1938, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s personal struggle with infantile paralysis led him to create the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (NFIP) which would help find a treatment for infantile paralysis, which is better known as polio. This virus was usually contracted during childhood, and attacked the central nervous system, which if the victim did survive, he or she would then usually suffer from debilitating paralysis well into their lives. Major polio epidemics had been very prevalent in many parts of the United States since the late nineteenth century, but the poliomyelitis virus has since been mostly eradicated in the United States. Although, polio has been mostly eradicated in the United States, this virus is still very prevalent in developing countries throughout the world. This foundation has since been given the name March of Dimes, which was coined early in the foundation’s history. Although, March of Dimes now focuses on the prevention of premature births, birth defects, and infant mortality, when it first was created, its original mission was to raise funds for a poliomyelitis vaccine and, once the vaccine was created, to prevent the negative effects of the vaccine.
Obesity and poor nutrition are twice as prevalent among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including spina bifida. Yet few programs have been successfully developed to teach basic food preparation skills for healthy and affordable meals in this “hidden” population. Decreased mobility is a pronounced limitation associated with spina bifida. The low metabolism that results from decreased activity levels is often worsened by sleep apnea, making it difficult to maintain a healthy weight. Other contributing factors to obesity in adults with spina bifida may include isolation due to lack of transportation and underemployment, poor planning skills, emotional eating, and low lean muscle mass. Additionally, executive dysfunction,
The motor neurons send a long process from the spinal cord to the muscle. Refer to Figure 2. The motor neurons then send the electrical impulse to the muscle, therefore allowing the muscle to contract. In order for a normal physical movement to happen, this process must be able to compromise for the movement to be able to happen. This could either be a simple as walking, standing, sitting or writing. Spinal muscular atrophy has the ability or the lack of ability to receive this impulse thus creating the problem of achieving the basic everyday activity. The phenotype of the spinal muscular atrophy can be categorized by the achievement between the small movements of basic activity, this can either be recognized from sitting down to standing up, or laying down to standing up, etc. This can help tell which feature of the spinal muscular atrophy an individual belongs to. There are 3 types of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, they are listed
In the chapter, one of the physical disabilities that were mentioned was spina bifida, which means as indicated in the book a birth defect in which the spine does not form normally. The chapter goes into more details about what comes from having spina bifida, but one thing that it mentioned was that this disorder “may also occur without adversely affecting cognitive development” (pg. 20). Also a person that has cerebral palsy sometimes the only problem that they might have is physical functioning. But it doesn’t imply that they also have a cognitive disability. Every person might be categorized or labeled with the same disability, but as the book mentioned there is different levels of disabilities and not because a person has cerebral palsy and have difficulty in problem solving, it will mean that another person with cerebral palsy will have the same problem. Also there have been cases where a person due to an accident becomes severely physically disable but on the cognitive side they are fine. I don’t know if I am able to give this example and correct me if I wrong, if it don’t have to do anything in this circumstance. But an example I can give is Christopher Reeve the actor who played Superman. He became paralyzed and wasn’t able to breathe without the help of a respirator. Anyone who sees him might of think that he also had cognitive disability, but he
(https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/s-2001-15264). This research article provides categories with data of visible data graphs on the categories. This research article also provides case studies. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4628728/)Symptomsunfortunately this diseases weakens all muscle control, it beings by slowing down the muscles that allows us to chew and swallow, it can also cause hypotonia, and have respiratory problems and pneumonia, it can cause scoliosis.Causemutation in the survival motor neuron gene, it is a gene that gives us the ability to move the nerves in our muscles freely Age & onset progressionit can start from any age, there are four types of SMA. The first type is when it begins in an 7-18 months, children that have this cannot stand or walk around on their own without someone there to help them out, these children used to not live past two years but because of the technology we have now they are able to live longer. The second type is when it starts affecting their breathing, these children do live a lot longer. Type 3 is when older children and or teenagers that already learned to walk and stand suddenly lose that
Depending on where their brain injury is and how big it is, their muscle tone may be affected in different ways. There are different types of CP, and each type affects the body differently. Some children with CP may have trouble with their arms or legs, while others may have trouble with their face, tongue, or mouth. Some children with CP may have trouble with their eyesight or hearing. There are many different treatments for CP, and each child's treatment plan is different.
Cerebral palsy (CP) is characterized by motor performance and postural challenges appearing early in life. Impaired muscle strength and tonicity are major predictors of poor motor control affecting the ability for children with CP to develop age appropriate milestones including ambulation and other functional skills. Muscle weakness is associated with abnormal bone development (Stevenson, Conaway, Barrington, Cuthill, Worley & Henderson, 2006). The prevention and treatment of muscle weakness and bone fragility are critical areas of research in children with cerebral palsy.
This disability people get it when there born at birth, but it also damages the brain which its hard for people who has this because it can be associated with speech and visual. An example would be a friend of mine who has cerebral palsy and he has his own business about his disability and goes around to different school to talk about his life and his disability with cerebral palsy. However one thing that he said and got stuck with me was that no matter how old, strong, height or which disability you have, you can accomplish anything in life if you work hard for it and that you believe in your self on what you want to accomplish in