The condition a person has with CP will not deteriorate any further than it is.
What is a non-progressive disorder?
100
This affects 70-80% of persons with CP
What is Spastic Cerebral Palsy
100
While muscle tone and coordination may improve what will remain evident throughout the rest of the life of a person with CP?
What is neurological difficulties
100
Tissue damage from oxygen deficiency that is due to the interruption or lack of breathing, such as newborn respiratory distress
What is Asphyxia
100
the type of therapy that prescribed medications to manage pain in tendons or joints, or suffer from epileptic seizures
What is Medical Therapy
200
Early diagnoses are difficult because many children originally diagnosed as having CP will no longer meet the requirements of the diagnosis due to what?
What is maturation factors
200
The person with CP has spastic muscles and problems speaking.
What is mixed types of CP?
200
These types of difficulties begin in the prenatal and perinatal stages of a child’s life.
What is a neurological difficulty or brain abnormality?
200
head injuries after birth such as an automobile accident and playground falls are called what?
What is unintentional postnatal event
200
A plan designed for an individual with CP to develop methods and use aides for assistance with daily skills.
What is occupational therapy?
300
According to statistics, one in five hundred newborns will have CP in this country.
What is Canada
300
Weakness and no tone in muscles is known as this type of CP.
What is Hypotonic
300
CP is usually a result of what early in life i.e. perinatal, prenatal, or in postnatal years
What is brain abnormalities
300
This is another term for oxygen deprivation in body tissues during delivery
What is hypoxia
300
Wheelchairs, walkers, keyboards and computers all help people with various forms of CP.
What is assistive technology?
400
This impacts the movement and other physical functions of the person with CP.
What is motor impairment?
400
The person with CP has complete paralysis on one side of his or her body.
What is hemiplegia?
400
How the person moves around and posture, i.e. kneeling, standing, sitting, is described as which type of function?
What is Motor Function
400
The build up of these yellow pigments can result in jaundice.
What is Rh incompatibility
400
This type of therapy is used for developing strength and muscle tone in various body parts directly affected by CP.
What is physical therapy?
500
The prevalence of 1 in 1000 newborns will have CP in which country?
What is the United States
500
10-20% of all persons affected with CP are affected by this type which is also known as Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy
What is Athetoid Cerebral Palsy
500
At what age is CP usually diagnosed?
What is two years old
500
This is permanent tissue damage that can be a general cause of brain damage and of eventual CP
What is anoxia
500
when the mouth and the face may be affected, what is an important concern for someone with CP?