Cerebral PalsyCerebral Palsy

By Sam Pappas and Troy Lennox

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What is Cerebral Palsy?What is Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral Palsy is a disease that affects….

• Movement

• Muscle Tone

• Motor Skills

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CausesCauses

• Cerebral Palsy is formed during pregnancy, during delivery, or shortly after

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• It is caused by damage to the brain

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Types of Cerebral PalsyTypes of Cerebral Palsy

• Ataxic Cerebral Palsy

• Mixed Cerebral Palsy

• Spastic Cerebral Palsy

• Athetoid Cerebral Palsy

Ataxic Cerebral PalsyAtaxic Cerebral Palsy

• Ataxic Cerebral Palsy is caused by damage to the cerebellum

• Symptoms of Ataxic include…

• Poor balance

• Coordination problems

• Bad sense of depth coordination

• This is the least common form of Cerebral Palsy

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Mixed Cerebral PalsyMixed Cerebral Palsy

• Mixed Cerebral Palsy is caused by the damage to the pyramidal and extra pyramidal parts of the brain

• The symptoms are usually involved with movements u cannot control such as…

• Drooling problems• Swallowing problems• Slurred speech• Mixed Cerebral Palsy is the second least common

form of Cerebral Palsy

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Athetoid Cerebral PalsyAthetoid Cerebral Palsy

• Athetoid Cerebral Palsy is caused by damage to the cerebellum also

• Symptoms of Athetoid include….• Slurred speech• Drooling problems• Coordination problems• This is the second most common form of

Cerebral Palsy• This type is very similar to Mixed Cerebral

Palsy

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Spastic Cerebral PalsySpastic Cerebral Palsy

• Spastic Cerebral Palsy is the most common form of Cerebral Palsy

• It is caused by damage to the brain’s motor cortex

• Symptoms include…• Tight, weak muscles• Jerking motions

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TreatmentTreatment

• There are two major types of treatment for Cerebral Palsy

• Stem Cell Therapy

• Physical Therapy

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Stem Cell TherapyStem Cell Therapy

• Stem cell therapy requires no drugs or medications

• 70% of people who use the Stem cell therapy show signs of improvement

• This is an affective way to treat Cerebral Palsy

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Physical TherapyPhysical Therapy

• Physical therapy helps on improving…

• Motor skills

• Flexibility

• Strength

• Mobility

• Function

• This is another affective way to treat Cerebral Palsy

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History Of Cerebral PalsyHistory Of Cerebral Palsy

• In 1897, two doctors were studying Cerebral Palsy

• Dr. Freud argued with Dr. Little about there results on the disease

• Dr. Freud stated that because of other medical problems, it could’ve been caused before birth

• He called these births “difficult births”

Latest ResearchLatest Research

• Researchers main goal is to treat and prevent the diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy

• In order to prevent this disease, scientists look at the DNA pattern to find the problem

• Scientists look for abnormal DNA patterns to find the problem

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Works CitedWorks Cited• http://www.asktheobdoctor.com. Gershon, Willoughby, Getz & Smith, LLC, n.d. Web. 10 Dec.

2009. <http://asktheobdoctor.com/types.html>.• • http://www.cerebralpalsysource.com. Litigators Inc., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2009.

<http://www.cerebralpalsysource.com/Types_of_CP/ataxic_cp/index.html>.• • http://www.birthmalpractice.com. n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2009.

<http://birthmalpractice.com/cp.htm>.• • "Cerebral Palsy." http://www.kidshealth.org. The Nemours Foundtion, n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2009.

<http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/brain_nervous/keith_story.html>.• • "Cerebral Palsy Treatment." http://www.mayoclinic.org. Mayo Foundation for Medical

Education and Research, n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2009. <http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/brain_nervous/keith_story.html>.

• • • "Cerebral Palsy Information." http://www.cerbralpalsysource.com. Jeff Brody Inc., n.d. Web. 10

Dec. 2009. <http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/brain_nervous/keith_story.html>.• • "The History of Cerebral Palsy." http://www.cerebralpalsy.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2009.

<http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/what-is-cerebral-palsy/history/>.•

Any Questions?Any Questions?

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