PDF-(DOWNLOAD)-Spastic Diplegia--Bilateral Cerebral Palsy: Understanding the Motor Problems,

A mustread for professionals parents and the individual with CPDeborah GaeblerSpira MDAn empowering and evidencebased guide for living a full life with spastic diplegiabilateral cerebral palsyThis detailed and practical book on spastic diplegia written by a parent in conjunction with medical practitioners at Gillette is simply brilliant and fills a huge gapLori Poliski parentCerebral palsy CP is the most common cause of childhoodonset lifelong physical disability Approximately onethird of those with CP have the subtype spastic diplegiaalso known as bilateral spastic CP or simply bilateral CP An estimated 6 million worldwide have spastic diplegia Until now there has been no book focused on this condition to help this large group of people This book focuses on the motor problemsproblems with bones muscles and joints and their impact on walking The Gross Motor Function Classification System GMFCS is a fivelevel system that indicates the severity of the condition This book is relevant to those at GMFCS levels I to III those who are capable of walking independently or with a handheld mobility device These three levels account for the majority of people with spastic diplegiaThe book addresses how spastic diplegia develops over the lifespan and explains the evidencebased bestpractice treatments It empowers parents of young children and adolescents and adults with the condition to become better advocates and codecision makers in the medical process The focus of this optimistic yet practical book is on maximizing activity and participationliving life to its fullest Health care professionals educators students and extended family members will also benefit from reading this book Indeed while this book focuses on spastic diplegia much of what is addressed also applies to other forms of spastic CP at GMFCS levels I to III namely hemiplegia and quadriplegiaWritten by Lily Collison a parent of a son with spastic diplegia and a medical sciences graduate in close collaboration with senior medical experts from Gillette Childrens Specialty Healthcarea worldrenowned center of excellence for CP treatmentthis is an excellent longneeded resource for spastic diplegia. One Size Does Not Fit All. Mary Catherine Brake Turner, MD, FACP, FAAP. brakem@ecu.edu. Define . cerebral . palsy. List systems often affected by cerebral palsy. List three non-surgical treatments for spasticity. Group 4. General Data. Patrick, 2 year old male. From Cavite. Referred from General Pediatrics Clinic for developmental delay. General Data. History. Born at . 43 weeks AOG. via . SVD. (spontaneous vaginal delivery). One Size Does Not Fit All. Mary Catherine Brake Turner, MD, FACP, FAAP. brakem@ecu.edu. Define . cerebral . palsy. List systems often affected by cerebral palsy. List three non-surgical treatments for spasticity. Case. J.R. 3 y/o boy. Stiffness when crying . Tiptoe walking. Maternal and Birth History. NSD, full term. APGAR score: 5 BW: 2.5kg. 35y/o G1P1 (1-0-0-1). Regular pre-natal check-up with O.B.. Mother (+) . Amy . Simeone. . Introduction to Occupational Therapy. January 2015. Some background about me. Graduated with my BS in Healthcare Administration from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. My first job was at Gaylord Hospital, a not for profit rehab hospital. I started as a secretary in the Industrial Rehab program making $12.02/hr. . Definition of Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy is a condition resulting from brain damage that is manifested by various types of neuromuscular disabilities.. The Nature and Causes of Cerebral Palsy. The neuromuscular disabilities are characterized by the dysfunction of voluntary motor control. The lesion causing the brain damage is found in the upper motor neurons of the cerebrum and brain stem, thus affecting the functions of the central nervous system. . Definition. Causes of CP. Risk factors. Diagnosis. Motor types. Parts of the body affected by CP. Gross motor skills. Manual ability. Associated impairments. Evidence-based treatments. Future. References. What is cerebral palsy?. “Cerebral . palsy may be acquired after the birth of a child. This results from damage to the brain in the first months, or years of life. The injury may be a brain infection (bacterial meningitis, viral encephalitis) or head injury following an . . Diagnostic. . term. . used. . to. . describe. a . group. of motor . syndromes. . resulting. . from. . disorders. of . early. . brain. . development. .. . Symptom. . complex. , (not a . Cerebral palsy definition. It’s not a disease , it’s a symptom complex. A disorder of movement and posture. Causing activity limitation. Non-progressive, but it symptoms may change with maturation. Assist. . Prof.. , PMR. MBBS VI Sem. – 25/04/2019. DEFINITION. C. linical . syndrome . has three important criteria . -. 1. Motor dysfunction.. 2. Non progressive . brain. damage.. 3. Affecting an immature developing brain.. Mohammad Damseh. Definition. A group of . permanent. disorders of movement and posture causing activity limitation. Resulting from . non-progressive lesions . to the developing fetal or infant brain. Mary Catherine Brake Turner, MD, FACP, FAAP. brakem@ecu.edu. Define . cerebral . palsy. List systems often affected by cerebral palsy. List three non-surgical treatments for spasticity. Name common causes of pain in cerebral palsy . Definition. A non-progressive, non-hereditary disorder of movements and posture occurring in a maturing brain. Main features include . Impairment of motor and posture function. Non-progressive and nonhereditary.