Cerebral palsy

What is Cerebral Palsy? The dictionary definition is “A form of paralysis believed to be caused by a prenatal brain defect or by brain injury during birth, most marked in certain motor areas and characterized by difficulty in control of the voluntary muscles”. The easier way to understand that is Cerebral Palsy is a disorder hat is found in infants and young children, it is a neurological disorder that effects the muscles part of the brain. It is a lifelong disorder; however, this disorder is non progressive meaning it doesn’t get worst over time. Cerebral Palsy can change the way person lives and goes about their lives. The effects of Cerebral Palsy can be lifelong but not threatening. Some of the effects that people have to live with are…

Cerebral palsy can be defined as a neurological disorder caused by a non-progressive brain injury or malformation that occurs while the child’s brain is under development (Sanger). Cerebral palsy primarily affects body movement and muscle coordination. Though cerebral palsy can be defined, having cerebral palsy does not define the person that has the condition (Hallahan). However, there is no cure for cerebral palsy, but treatment will often improve a child’s capabilities. This paper is going to…

I was introduced to Cerebral Palsy twelve years ago when my mother married my stepfather Henry. They had met when they both were in a nursing home. I was irritated that my mom, who has her own mental problems was marrying a man who needed 24 hour care and didn’t have control over his personal executive functions. They both said they were in love and the wedding happened. It has been twelve years, they are still married, and my mother is the primary caregiver for my stepfather. I am in awe of my…

As humans, we often find ourselves very observant of details. What tends to be even more appealing to the eye, is when an individual has a noticeable disability. I chose to do my research project on cerebral palsy and the life changing effects that it has on an individual’s life. While a child may differ physically from others, they are still a child who deserves acceptance in their life. In today’s society, it has become very challenging to be accepted into the “norm” without having a…

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurological disorder caused by a non-progressive brain disorder or malformation during development (Stern, 2016). CP affects body movement, muscle control, muscle coordination, muscle tone, reflexes, posture, and balance. CP does not cause any further degeneration, meaning it is non-progressive, but it is incurable. This paper will be discussing the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for CP. It will also discuss the events and information acquired through the…

will be analyzed are the balance process, and its impact on the balance of school-age cerebral palsy children, in order to create a new mechanism to aid the. This study is socially relevant, because it helps parents to manipulate balance mechanisms, in order to aid their children to use other mechanisms to move around their environment. For instance, this would allow children who suffer from cerebral palsy to have a similar experience as the individuals who can use their muscles to move. The…

Cerebral palsy is a group of permanent movement disorders that tend to develop in early childhood. The disorder originates in the cerebellum, which is located dorsally to the superior part of the brain and is composed of two hemispheres. In a healthy body, the cerebellum receives information from the spinal cord and then regulates motor movements. The cerebellum is composed of about half of the brain’s neurons. This does not mean that the disorder cannot develop in adulthood, however cases such…

individuals who had the disability, “cerebral palsy”. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a disorder caused by physical, social, or historical factors from the mother either prior, during, or after the individual is born. The disability causes the individual to have limited mobility on his or her left or right side of the body. Polzin, Odle, Davidson, and Longe (2007) express some important finding about cerebral palsy such as; CP is not a specific disorder but describes a broad group of neurological and…

Once learning the basics about Cerebral Palsy (CP), I chose to dig deeper into the more modern diagnostic tools and treatments. As an aspiring Audiologist, I looked into tools I would one day use if I were on a case with an individual with CP and found an article about the Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) tool that is being used to determine hearing loss and likelihood of other related disabilities in tandem with CP. The study done showed significance in correlation with most other causes of CP…

Introduction The incidence of cerebral palsy (CP) is estimated to be 3 in every 1000 live births (Yea rgi-Allsopp et al.2000). CP are a motor disorder that is characterized by impaired voluntary motor control. Especially with Athetoid type, patient presents a slow, writhing involuntary movement (Merck, 2006; United Cerebral Palsy Association [UCP], 2001).The main causes of the CP are a brain damage, mostly more than one type of brain damage, results the condition of functional disabilities.…