Cerebral palsy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cerebral palsy ( CP ) is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, motor, non-contagious conditions that cause physical disability in human development. Cerebral refers to the cer...
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Spastic Diplegia information and legal help concerning the different types of cerebral palsy. ... Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy ... Cerebral palsy has different forms and one such form is spastic diplegia. Spastic diplegia is when both legs are affected by cerebral palsy. A patient may have difficulty walking because of...
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The Cerebral Palsy Source provides information on Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy and help concerning the different types of cerebral palsy. ... Spastic diplegia cerebral palsy tends to affect the legs of a patient more than the arms. Spastic diplegia cerebral palsy patients have more extensive involvement of the...
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Spastic diplegia refers to a type of cerebral palsy that is a neuromuscular condition of hypertonia and spasticity in the muslces of the lower extremities, usually those of the legs, hips and pelvis. ... Diplegia is a form of CP primarily affecting the legs. Most children with CP have some problems with their arms but...
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www.livingwithcerebralpalsy.com/spastic-cerebral.php
www.livingwithcerebralpalsy.com/spastic-cerebral.php
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Spastic Cerebral Palsy is the most common diagnosis. If your child’s CP is “spastic,” her muscles are rigid and jerky, ... Spastic diplegia — Your child’s leg and hip muscles are tight, and his legs cross at the knees, making it difficult to walk. This kind of movement is frequently referred to as “scissoring.”...
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www.cerebralpalsy.org/types-of-cerebral-palsy/
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The effects of recreational horseback riding therapy (HBRT) on gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP: spastic diplegia, spastic quadriplegia, and spastic hemiplegia) were determined in a blinded study using the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM). ... The Medscape Journal ... mean age 9 years 10 months,
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/12033715
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That is, we are unable to determine what caused cerebral palsy in most children who have congenital CP. ... For example, the child with spastic diplegia has mostly spastic muscle problems, and most of the involvement is in the legs, but the child may also have a smaller component of athetosis and balance problems.
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gait.aidi.udel.edu/res695/homepage/pd_ortho/clinics/c_p...
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The disorder, which was called Little's disease for many years, is now known as spastic diplegia. It is one of a group of disorders that affect the control of movement and are gathered under the umbrella term of “cerebral palsy.”...
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www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_palsy/detail_cereb...
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(1) Spastic CP- Spastic muscles are tight and stiff, and have increased resistance to ... The classifications of movement disorder and number of limbs involved are usually combined (e.g. spastic diplegia). These technical words can be useful in describing the type and extent of cerebral palsy, but they are only labels.
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www.ofcp.on.ca/aboutcp.html
www.ofcp.on.ca/aboutcp.html
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