CEREBRAL PALSY

Course overview

CEREBRAL PALSY IS A GROUP OF PERMANENT DISORDERS AFFECTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOVEMENT AND CAUSING A LIMITATION OF ACTIVITY. NON-PROGRESSIVE DISTURBANCES THAT MANIFEST IN THE DEVELOPING FETAL OR INFANT BRAIN LEAD TO CEREBRAL PALSY. IT IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF CHILDHOOD DISABILITY. THE DEGREE AND TYPE OF MOTOR IMPAIRMENT AND FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES VARY DEPENDING ON THE ETIOLOGY. CEREBRAL PALSY MAY HAVE SEVERAL ASSOCIATED COMORBIDITIES, INCLUDING EPILEPSY, MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, FEEDING DIFFICULTIES, VISUAL ABNORMALITIES, HEARING ABNORMALITIES, AND COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES. TREATMENT OF CEREBRAL PALSY SHOULD BE WITH AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND COMPLICATIONS OF CEREBRAL PALSY AND UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM APPROACH TO ITS MANAGEMENT.