Definition
- Non-progessive syndrome of brain damage causing altered posture & movement & occasional sensory & intellectual dysfunction
- Caused by lesion of the brain, generally motor but also sensation & cognitive development may be involved
- Only 10% of lesions are post natal
- Perinatal hypoxia, prematurity, low birth weight are all factors
- Types include spastic, athetoid, mixed, ataxic, hypotonia
Terms
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Diplegia | lower extremities more involved |
| Quadraplegia | all extremities & more with global impairment |
| Hemiplegia | one side more affected |
Associations
- CNS
- seizures
- 30-65% have IQ below 50
- 50% have visual problem
- GI
- Malnourishment
- Swallowing difficulty/ aspiration
- Constipation & impaction
- GU
- Incontinence
- infection
- renal failure