PPT-ADJUSTMENT AND COPING OF AFRICAN AMERICAN PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SEVERE CEREBRAL PALSY

Rita Walters ABD LMSW Michigan State University School of Social Work BACKGROUND The prevalence of cerebral palsy is highest in Black nonHispanic children at 42 cases per 1000 compared with 33 cases per 1000 among White nonHispanic children . CP is caused by many factors and can include infection before birth premature birth and lack of oxygen around the time of birth It is thought that the major common feature in CP is a lack of blood and oxygen to the brain during fetal de velopment an 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. Professor F E A . Lesi. Consultant . Paediatrician. ,. Lagos University Teaching Hospital. . Benola. : Cerebral Palsy Initiative. 20. th. July 2013. 1. 2. Outline and Objectives. Understand normal development and describe normal motor milestones.. David K. Farkas. Professor Emeritus, HCDE, Univ. of Washington. Fundamentals of Technical . Writing. December 3, 2014. http://. faculty.washington.edu/farkas. There is a link to download these slides. . 39 identified Cerebral Palsy then called CHAPTER9 Body stiffens like a board. Communication dif�cultiesThe baby may not respond or react as other babies do. This may partly be due to �oppiness. stiffness, or lack of arm 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. 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. – April 2018 Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) The Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) is recommended in the International Clinical Practice Early Diagnosis Connections to the NIH. May 31, 2018. Ralph Nitkin, Ph.D.. National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, NICHD. RN21E@NIH.GOV. Agenda. National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research. Cerebral Palsy Landscape at the NIH. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2015. Alastair MacLennan. , Emeritus Professor Obstetrics & Gynaecology,. Suzanna Thompson. , . Paediatric. Neurology,. Jozef Gecz. , Professor of Neurogenetics Research. 104 DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.11.2.23 Address for correspondence: Padmakar S, &# Rett. Syndrome from the . physiatry. Perspective. Laura L. Deon, MD. Rush University Medical Center. La . Rabida. Children’s. . Hospital. Introduction. Rett. syndrome is a unique developmental disorder caused by a MECP2 mutation that usually occurs in infant girls..