Clinical Definition Cerebral palsy is a broad term recognizing any number of neurological disorders that typically develop either during pregnancy, during childbirth or early childhood until about the age of three. It permanently affects body movement and muscle coordination, though it never progress’s over time. The word cerebral palsy is claimed from the combination of the defined terms cerebrum, referring to the damaged part of the brain, and palsy, referring to the disorder of a movement. Cerebral palsy describes a group of permanent disorders that affect the bodily posture and movement, affecting an individual’s ability to be active, including disturbances of sensation, perception, cognition, communication, and behaviorally, by either epilepsy or any other musculoskeletal problems (Cerebral palsy, 2010). According to the Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe (SCPE), primary elements agreed necessary in the definition of cerebral palsy are that it is a group of disorders which are permanent but not unchanging, involves a disorder of movement and/or posture and of motor function, and it is due to a non-progressive interference of a developing fetus brain (Surman, et al., 2009). Epidemiology Cerebral Palsy has a birth prevalence of nearly 2 out of 1000 live births and is the largest cause of physically disabled children in the developed world and has remained stable for the past 30 years (Cans, De-la-Cruz, & Mermet, 2008). There are about 10,000 infants diagnosed each year in the United States and an additional 1,200 to 1,500 other children who are diagnosed in preschool (United Cerebral Palsy, 2007). In total, there are around 1.5 and 2 million children and adults with cerebral palsy in the United States. With the... ... middle of paper ... ...ardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews , 11 (2), 156-163. NINDS. (2010, May 6). Cerebral Palsy: Hope Through Research. Retrieved June 15, 2010, from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_palsy/detail_cerebral_palsy.htm#154363104 Surman, G., Hemming, K., Platt, M. J., Parkes, J., Green, A., Hutton, J., et al. (2009). Children with cerebral palsy: severity and trends over time. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology , 23 (6), 513-521. United Cerebral Palsy. (2007, August). Cerabral Palsy Fact Sheet. Retrieved June 15, 2010, from UCP: United Cerebral Palsy: http://www.ucp.org/uploads/cp_fact_sheet.pdf United Cerebral Palsy. (2001, October). UCP: United Cerebral Palsy. Retrieved June 2010, from Cerebral Palsy-Facts & Figures: http://www.ucp.org/ucp_generaldoc.cfm/1/9/37/37-37/447#history
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.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION, 1997. Tabular list of neurological and related disorders. In: WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION, ed. Application of the International Classification of Diseases to Neurology. Canada: World Health Organisation, p. 153.
Scientists are on the brink of doing the unthinkable-replenishing the brains of people who have suffered strokes or head injuries to make them whole again. If that is not astonishing enough, they think they may be able to reverse paralysis. The door is at last open to lifting the terrifying sentence these disorders still decree-loss of physical function, cognitive skills, memory, and personality.
Many people have heard the term cerebral palsy and may have a personal perception about the appearance and effects of this
How many of us wished to have super powers as kids ? I don't mean being strong as hulk, being bitten by a spider to be able to climb buildings like spider man, or be able to fly like birds around the city in the blue sky's. It is known that the human brain can not focus on a single task more than 10%. But there have been some individuals that are capable of this ability. Daniel Tammet have learned one of the most strenuous languages on earth fluently in just 7 days from his interview or Stephen Wiltshire which was capable of drawing the New York city and Rome just by having an one time tour with the helicopter and flying around the city he was able to draw the whole city and mentioning all the details without captivating any pictures or writing any notes. Amazing right? Sadly these talents have their own cost. Most of these indivisible suffer in their daily lives not being able to communicate with others within verbal communication or emotionally, most of them can't even function in their daily lives by their own, dress by them self or even eat a simple lunch not even talking about preparing the food leaving them to intended to live their lives isolated from the society. This rare syndrome i'm talking about is recognized as the savant syndrome. it's an unique condition letting the persons have an intelligence above normal in some ares in life such as musical, mechanical, artistic and mathematical, in exchange of limiting this person emotionally. Savant syndrome touches several people in the world. It can occur after birth or later in any stage of life. It affects both males and females but occurs mostly in males. Many scientists have come with different explanations for the savant syndrome. First it was discovered in 1987 by J.London Down. Also, he was the one that devised and related the disorder with the skill to mention an amazing memory. A study published by Bernard Rimland have states that "the savant skills most often present in autistic people are those associated with right hemisphere functions and the most deficient abilities are associated with left hemisphere functions (Treffer, 2002). This supports prove that the left brain hemisphere model to be correct.
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, by Dillenburger, K., and Keenan M., published in 2009, summarized Nov 19, 2009
Celebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy is a condition that affects thousands of infants each year. Though not contagious it does seem to be a mild epidemic. The condition is a paralysis of the brain, causing limited movement, speaking ability, or muscle control for the afflicted child. In most cases the brain is unable to relay the information required for movement. A permanent brain injury that occurs before, during or shortly after birth.
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“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it,” says Charles R. Swindoll. This statement, although seemingly inaccurate, is brought to life by the testimony of Nancy Mairs. After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Mairs had every reason to give up on life, but in “On Being a Cripple” she shows her audience that pushing forward was worth the challenge. Her life as a cripple isn’t easy, but through her writing, Mairs hopes to explain and create awareness about her life living with MS. Through her personal experience and positive attitude, Mairs shows her audience that not only is she a source that others can trust but that life is exactly what you make it, no matter what cards you are dealt.
The neurological disorder is generally diagnosed in children aged between six and twelve years, the condition affecting boys three times more often than girls (Hamilton, 2002; Gardner, 2008). Despite the fact that DCD affects roughly 6.4 percent of children, few individuals are familiar with the condition (Hamilton, 2002). In fact, a study by Kirby, Davies, & Bryant (2005) revealed that only 54.3% of teachers and 26.7% of general practitioners could accurately define DCD (p. 124). In response, the condition will be briefly outlined here.
The aim of this essay is a reflective account in which I will describe a newly acquired skill that I have learned and been able to implement within my role as a trainee assistant practitioner. (T.A.P.) for Foundation for Practice. I have chosen to reflect upon neurological observations on patients that will be at risk of neurological deterioration. Before I begin any care or assessments, I should have a good theoretical underpinned knowledge, of the skill that I am about to put into practice, and have a good understanding of anatomy and physiology, in order to make an accurate assessment of a patients neurological status. I will be making a correct and relevant assessment to identify any needs or concerns to establish the patient’s individualized care, and make observations to determine an appropriate clinical judgement.
Learning about neurological disorders has been a bit of a hobby for some time now. I was an active member for about 2 years in my high school’s Psychology Club led by the school’s psychology teacher. Due to the teacher’s connections, we were able to visit the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Neurology clinic, where we learned about the wide range of neurological disorders children could have, as well as the current cutting edge research being done. Although I have many research areas and topics I would like to explore, if I could conduct research in one particular topic, it would be neurological disorders, more specifically Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Neurological disorders affect the central and peripheral nervous system. There are over 600 neurological
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). (2009, October 19). Autism Fact Sheet. Retrieved from http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm.
Hippotherapy is a treatment that involves using the movements of horse to provide a dynamic base of support as an intervention strategy.12,13 Through the use of the horse’s gait, which provides a three dimensional reciprocal movement, improvements in trunk strength and control, balance, postural endurance, weight shifting and motor planning can be seen in children with CP.2,4,12–16 The horse’s movements simulate normal pelvic rhythm that most closely resembles human ambulation.12,14 Hippotherapy has been used in previous studies to examine its effects on: gross motor function, adductor symmetry, energy expenditure with walking, gait parameters, balance, and trunk and head stability in children with CP.2,4,12,13,16 By varying the horse’s
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