Cerebral Palsy a neurodevelopmental disease that is non-progressive that results from brain damage. It is a lack of muscle control. It commonly is a There is a nerve blockage in the brain that inhibits the necessary function that needs to be carried out. Therefore the brain is unable to send appropriate signals to tell the muscles when to contract or relax.
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Cerebral Palsy can be caused in many ways such as during the prenatal period, having the baby prematurely, delivery complications, and having increased levels of bilirubin. Environmental factors that may take place are drugs, hypoxia, infections within the mother, and hypertension can also lead to Cerebral palsy. Its is said that most children with Cerebral palsy had brain damage
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It can be a little more challenging to diagnose a child younger than sixteen months being that they are still developing and harder to predict if it is indeed Cerebral palsy. By the time the child is a toddler the neurologist can determine if the child, has hemiplegia, diplegia, or quadriplegia. Hemiplegia is a form of Cerebral palsy that targets one side of the body such as the right arm and the right leg. Diplegia refers to paralysis from the waist down and these children can also have minimal movement of their upper limbs. Quadriplegia is paralysis from the neck down which can inhibit children from keeping themselves balanced on their own. Children start showing signs that are linked to Cerebral palsy such as incoordination, dragging limbs while crawling, and rattling toys on the specific side and child doesn’t respond. The way the child walks can be a sign as well. Children with Cerebral palsy that are starting to walk tend to walk on their toes which is a result from the tendons being overly contracted, they tend to drag their lower limbs, loses their balance easily, and they may have one or both sides of the body that droops. Most children start holding their heads up, balance themselves while sitting and standing which then leads to walking on their own. Cerebral palsy patients don’t have that luxury because the simplest things to one person can be a challenge to the person …show more content…
A great contributing factor is having a supporting family to help motivate the child/adult to keep going strong. This can help the cerebral palsy patient to be more confident within themselves and become independent. There are ways to help prevent the risks of Cerebral palsy. The best thing to do is to set a doctor’s appointment as soon as you find out you’re pregnant. Prenatal vitamins, controlled blood pressure, eating healthy are a few ways that may help possibly analyte the chances of having a child with Cerebral
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
ALS is led to mean no muscle nourishment. When a muscle has no nourishment, it atrophies or wastes away hence the name. In addition to this, lateral shows the areas in a person's spinal cord where part of the nerve cells that signal and control the muscles are located. As this area degenerates, it leads to scarring or hardening (sclerosis) in this particular region.
“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.
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Many people have heard the term cerebral palsy and may have a personal perception about the appearance and effects of this
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide for which there is no cure. Many patients who survive from TBI may experience permanent cognitive loss, behavioral issues, and emotional disturbances, which require daily medical or social attentions.[1, 2] It is believed that over 2% US population is experiencing TBI-associated disabilities which create an annual burden evaluated at $60 billion on direct (medical service) and indirect (loss of productivity) costs.[3, 4] Traumatic brain injury is complex which consists of a mechanical trauma (primary injury) and a resulting biochemical cascade (secondary injury), and lead to a wide diversity of symptoms.[5]
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.
Basically paralysis is a condition where there is either loss or impairment of voluntary muscular movement in our body because of some disturbances in the neuromuscular functions. In simple words, it’s our brain that commands each and every muscle of our body to make a movement or perform different tasks.
The overview definition of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is defined in the Medical Dictionary for Allied Health as a “progressive degenerative disease of the lateral columns of the spinal cord leading to weakness paralysis and death (Breskin, 2008).” This definition is brief but by looking at this one helps to better define the disease, which follows. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig disease the progressive destruction is of the motor neuron this results in muscular atrophy. The nerve cells effected are from the brain to the spinal cord and the spinal cord to the peripheral these are the nerves that control muscle movement. ALS affects muscles that are controlled by conscious thought, this includes arms, legs, and trunk muscles. ALS leaves sensation, thought processes, the heart muscle, digestive system, bladder, and other internal organs unaffected.
What causes Bell’s palsy is not clear, but some experts believe it is linked to the herpes simplex virus, that causes cold sores or Influenza. Many health problems can cause weakness or paralysis of the face. This is a form of cranial mononeuropathy VII, which is the 7th cranial facial nerve and the nerve controls the movement of the face. Bell’s palsy could also be linked to inflammation of the nerve in the area where it travels through the bones of the skull. And other such conditions as diabetes, and Lyme disease the symptoms for Bell’ palsy is as follows.
genetic background, age of mother, access to prenatal care, nutrition, drug use, alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking. Each factor by itself can affect the birth outcome and cause low birth weight, preterm or morbidity of infants.
It is a medical condition that affects the muscles, nerves and brain. It is a condition marked by impaired muscle coordination and disability caused by damage to the brain before or after birth. My condition was caused by a lack of oxygen when I was born ( the umbilical cord was wrapped around my neck). One thing I would like for you to know is that my mind works fast , but it takes my muscles a while to catch up. It is not contagious and it is not hereditary.
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.
Not everyone lives through it but most children live into adult life and some can live for many decades.Although there have been no general studies of life expectancy in people with cerebral palsy, most children affected by CP live between 30 and 70 years, depending on the severity of the condition. In general, a child with a mild case of CP usually lives longer than a child with mobility and intellectual limitations. Children who respond well to physical and occupational therapy, have no intellectual development problems, and can function with little or no assistance lead longer lives than those with severe disabilities caused by cerebral palsy (CP). The family system is required for the development of healthy individuals. Within the family set up, the family dynamics play important role as the end result of behaviors of all family members as a family system result from it. Psychological stress associated with cerebral palsy is known to be one of the most depressing conditions of