Cerebral Palsy

TABLE OF CONTENTS What Is Cerebral Palsy? History of cerebral palsy Where Is it found? What are its Types? What is its Diagnosis? Whom does it affect? What are its Causes? What are its Symptoms? Is There Any Treatment?Famous people with cerebral palsy

Cerebral Palsy :is a term used to describe a group of disorders affecting

body movement and muscle co-ordination.

HISTORY: CP, formerly known as "Cerebral

Paralysis," was first identified by English surgeon William Little in 1860.It was not until 1897 that Sigmund Freud, then a neurologist, suggested that a difficult birth was not the cause but rather only a symptom of other effects on fetal development. Research conducted during the 1980s suggested that only a small number of cases of CP are caused by lack of oxygen during birth.

WHERE IS IT FOUND?

CEREBRUM

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Planning actions

processingvision

CEREBELLUM

Balance

TYPESHypoto

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Spastic

Spastic Spastic cerebral palsy is

by far the most common type, occurring in 70% to 80% of all cases. Moreover, spastic CP accompanies one of the other types in 30% of all cases. People with this type are hypertonic and have a neuromuscular condition .

TYPES OF SPASTIC:

Spastic

HemiplegiaDiplegia

Tetraplegia

ATHETOID Athetoid or dyskinetic is mixed muscle tone

— People with athetoid CP have trouble holding themselves in an upright, steady position for sitting or walking, and often show involuntary motions. About one quarter of all people with CP have athetoid CP. The damage occurs to the extrapyramidal motor system and pyramidal tract and to the basal ganglia. It occurs in 10% to 20% percent of all cases. In newborn infants, high bilirubin levels in the blood, if left untreated, can lead to brain damage.

ATAXIC It can be caused by damage to the

cerebellum. The forms of ataxia are less common types of cerebral palsy, occurring in at most 10% of all cases. Some of these individuals have tremors. Motor skills such as writing& typing might be affected, as well as balance, especially while walking. It is common for individuals to have difficulty with visual and auditory processing.

HYPOTONIC

People with hypotonic CP appear limp and can move only a little or can't move at all.

Whom does it affect?

OR

 

CAUSES WHILE PREGNANCY:

(1) multiple births (e.g. twins, triplets) (2) sexually transmitted infectious diseases, e.g. AIDS(3) poor nutrition (4) exposure to toxic substances, including nicotine, alcohol and drugs   (5) chromosome abnormalities   (6) biochemical genetic disorders   (7) Poor oxygen supply may destroy brain tissue.   (8) premature delivery(9) caesarian or breech delivery

Causes during childhood:

(1) infections such as meningitis(2) brain haemorrhages (3) head injury following falls, car accidents or abuse (4) drowning accidents(5) poisoning

  Symptoms: (1) muscle tightness or spasms  (2) involuntary movement  (3) difficulty with "gross motor skills such as walking or running  (4) difficulty with "fine motor skills" such as writing or doing up buttons  (5) difficulty in perception and sensation 

IS THERE ANY TREATMENT?

Cerebral palsy can’t be cured, but treatment will often improve a child's capabilities.  

OH.. NO!

What is its Diagnosis? CAT scans (Computerized Axial Tomography) and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), can help identify lesions in the brain.

•Doctors check for

other diseases to

try to fix things up•Doctors

mainly wait for the baby to develop to be sure

FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH CEREBRAL

PALSY

Anne McDonald

Geri Jewell Jhamak Ghimire

Jerry Traylor

Christy Brown

Christopher NolanChris Fonseca Steady

Eddie

Done By:Noha Ghoniem

&Ansam Amir