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| Can peole with CP exhibit dysarthria or apraxia? |
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| Name some of the most commmon causes of meurogenic spech disorders |
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| Stroke, cardiovascular accident, TBI, brain tumors, infections, toxins |
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| Greatly reduced oxygen to the brain resultign in damage. More common cause among prenatal, natal and neonatal injuries. |
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| What functions does CP affect? |
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| Motor movt, communication, groth and development, locomotion, learning and sensation |
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| What is the incidence of CP? How many peole in US have CP? |
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| 1.5 - 3/1000. 500,000 people with most under 21 |
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| CP is developmental so get it before birth of shortly after. Why is that special? |
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| Must establish motor movements from scratch |
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| Where is the CNS is damage that causes CP? |
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| motor cortex, pyramidal, extrapyramidal tracts, or cerebellum |
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| What are the three types of CP? Define each. |
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Spastic CP - hytpertonia. Too much muscle tone whihc may interfere with standing because muscles oppose bending at joints.
Athetocis or dyskinesia - slow, involuntary movt and increased tone with changes in emotional state. ataxia - uncoordinated movement |
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| Increased muscle tone = slow or jerky movements. Infantile reflexes sometimes. Result of damage to motor cortexandn/or lower brain area |
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| Slow, involuntary writhing, esp when attempting volitionary movts. Disorganized, uncoordinated. Infantile reflexes sometimes. Result of injury to lower brain areas b/c cortical impulses cannot be monitored/ moderated. In secere cases, feet turn inward and back arches. |
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