Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a nervous system developmental disease. Usually CP is central movement disorder; which is caused by cerebral injury during pregnancy during childbirth or after birth. Pathogenesis There are many causes for CP, such as: genetic diseases, infectious diseases, cerebral dysplasia, cerebral ischemia and hypoxia, brain injury, cerebral hemorrhage, etc. Though prematurity and intrauterine growth retardation are not the direct causes of CP, they are still the most important high risk factors. Clinical Feature Symptoms of CP patients in infancy commonly shows abnormal posture and movement retardation, such as neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, and low muscle tone in the early periods of infancy, then it develops into hypermyotonia. The equilibrium disorder may be found after the baby can sit or even stand. Secondary changes, such as joint contracture and deformity of the spine, are progressive developments; epilepsy, mental retardation, behavioral disorders and sensory disturbances can be found, as well. These symptoms can be the main physical disability of CP children. Cerebral Palsy (CP) is divided into spastic; athetoid, ataxia, hypotonia and mixed type to describe different types of movement disorders, following are several clinical
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 03:49:16 +0000
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