Cerebral Palsy PT1
- Created by: Grace.2006
- Created on: 06-12-22 11:23
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- Cerebral Palsy
- Symptoms
- Movement and development
- Delays in reaching development milestones
- Seeming too stiff or too floppy (hypotonia)
- Weak arms or legs
- Fidgety, jerky, or clumsy movements
- Random, uncontrolled movements
- Muscle spasms
- Shaking hands (tremors)
- Walking on tiptoes
- Other symptoms
- Feeding, drooling, an swallowing difficulties
- Problems with speaking and communication
- Seizures or fits (epilepsy)
- Difficulty falling asleep and or staying asleep
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)
- Where acid from the stomach leaks up into the oesophagus
- Abnormally curved spine (scoliosis)
- Hips that pop out (discolate) easily
- Difficulty controlling the bladder (urinary incontinence)
- A learning disability
- 1/2 of children with cerebral palsy have a leaning disability
- Eye problems
- Reduced vision, a squint, or uncontrollable eyes movements
- Hearing loss
- Movement and development
- Identified needs
- Assistance with personal care
- Assistance moving around the home
- Communication issues
- Hearing or vision problems - sensory issues
- Monitoring and observation of the conditions
- Assistance with taking prescribed medicatios
- Potential surgery recovery support
- Attending physio. occupational, and speech therapies
- Assistance with everyday tasks
- Adjustments
- Physiotherapy plans
- Physiotherapy activities and exercises
- Therapies to help with swallowing, speech and communication
- Occupational therapy adaptions to help around the home
- A surgical approach to treat movement or growth problems
- Adjustments to medications and therapies
- Having a holistic approach to the care plan based on the persons needs and preferences
- A feeding tube to prevent malnutrition and mineral/ vitamin deficiencies
- Symptoms
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