What ?
When the condition a person has with CP does not develop any further than it is.
What is non-progressive disorder?
Children have stiff and jerky movements. They often have a hard time moving from one position to the other or letting go of something in their hand
What is Spastic Cerebral Palsy?
The proper functioning of this organ is affect.
What is the brain?
failure to meet milestones within a reasonable time period
What is developmental delay?
the type of therapy that prescribed medications to manage pain in tendons or joints, or suffer from epileptic seizures
What is Medical Therapy
It is a disability that affects movement and body position.
What is cerebral palsy?
The person with CP has spastic muscles and problems speaking.
What is mixed types of CP?
These types of difficulties begin in the prenatal and perinatal stages of a child’s life.
What is a abuse of drugs ,prematurity, low birth weight, maternal diseases, hypoxia or cerebral malformation?
unable to focus attention for a period of time
What is attention disorder?
A plan designed for an individual with CP to develop methods and use aides for assistance with daily skills.
What is occupational therapy?
It is due to brain injury that occurred either before the baby was born, at birth or within the first ______years of life
What is two to five?
Damage to the cerebellum which causes poor balance. low muscle tone and poor co-ordination of movement
What is Ataxic CP?
CP is usually a result of what early in life i.e. perinatal, prenatal, or in postnatal years
What is brain abnormalities?
Difficulties smelling, hearing, seeing, touching or tasting
What is sensory deficits?
Wheelchairs, walkers, keyboards and computers all help people with various forms of CP.
What is assistive technology?
CP was first studied and defined by ________
Who is Dr. John Little?
The person with CP has complete paralysis on one side of his or her body.
What is hemiplegia?
How the person moves around and posture, i.e. kneeling, standing, sitting, is described as which type of function?
What is Motor Function?
Inability to see properly
What is visual impairment?
This type of therapy is used for developing strength and muscle tone in various body parts directly affected by CP.
What is physical therapy?
It was given another name called 'little disease
What is cerebral paralysis?
Persons affected with CP are affected by this type which is also known as Athetoid Cerebral Palsy
What is dyskinetic CP?
At what age is CP usually diagnosed?
What is two years old?
when the mouth and the face may be affected, what is an important concern for someone with CP?
What is their diet