Which type of cerebral palsy is commonly associated with scoliosis and other orthopedic problems –
Correct Answer: Spastic quadriplegia
Description: "Scollosis is common, occuring in 15 to 25 percent of the total body CP (spastic quadriplegia cp)".
Cerebral palsy (CP)
Cerebral palsy is defined as a non progressive neuromotor disorder of cerebral origin.
It has following features -
Static (nonprogressive)
Disorder of movement/motor disorder (but sometimes sensory involvement may occur)
Cerebral in origin
Etiopathogenesis
CP is due to an insult of developing brain.
The insult results in maldevelopment and disorderly anatomic organization of the brain.
The insult may be prenatal (most of the cases), during delivery or in the postnatal period. Classification
CP may be classified into following types -
Category:
Pediatrics
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