Cerebral Palsy
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- Cerebral Palsy
- What causes Cerebral Palsy?
- Damages motor control
- Currently no cure
- Usually caused by brain damage from lack of oxygen in pregnancy
- Placenta restricts blood and oxygen supply
- Also caused if the mother has Rubella early in pregnancy
- Meningitis or head injury are also possible factors - very rare
- What are the symptoms?
- Lack of co-ordination in movement
- Jerky movements
- Loss of balance
- If seere, the person may require a wheelchair
- Minority can have some learning difficulties
- How does it progress?
- Usually detected in early childhood
- Babies appear floppy and lack muscle tone
- Not progressive but muscles can tighten
- Usually detected in early childhood
- Psychological and physical effects
- Lack of exercise - Sometimes, a person with Cerebral Palsy may not get any exercise because they struggle to walk and can be clumsy
- Autonomy - People with Cerebral Palsy are dependent on others and so don't have a lot of Autonomy
- People with the disease may feel self conscious and think that people are staring at them
- What causes Cerebral Palsy?
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