Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a condition that affects thousands of people each year. An estimated 764‚000 children and adults are afflicted with one or more symptoms of CP. Around 8‚000 infants and babies are diagnosed each year and 1‚200-1‚500 preschool age children are recognized with symptoms of CP (www.ucp.org). This condition is caused by “abnormal development of areas of the brain that control movement and posture” (www.ucp.org). It can also be caused by damage to the brain (usually because
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Cerebral palsy CP is a disorder of aberrant control of movement and posture‚ appearing early in life secondary to a CNS lesion or dysfunction that is NOT a result of a progressive or degenerative brain disease. In other words‚ CP is caused by a static brain dysfunction (also called static encephalopathy). It is believed that CP is due to a defect in a developing brain‚ a lesion that may have had its onset in prenatal‚ perinatal‚ or postnatal period. Thus‚ causes of CP may be manifold.
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Cerebral Palsy is the choice of research I chose. It is a disorder of the nervous system that targets the muscle tone‚ movement‚ and other motor skills. I chose to do my research on this particular subject to familiarize myself of some of the symptoms and causes‚ but mostly because my great niece was diagnosed with the disorder about 3 years ago. Throughout this research paper you will notice the causes‚ diagnoses‚ the different types of cerebral palsy‚ how to evaluate‚ the symptoms‚ and treatments
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Brain Lateralization and Language Reflection Tammy Glidewell PSY/340 May 19‚ 2015 Kristine Kirsch Brain Lateralization and Language Reflection This paper written as a reflection‚ will focus on the definition of the lateralization of the brain as being an ongoing and intricate process involving different areas of the brain which are responsible for and in control of cognition skills and behaviors that are specific. In addition‚ the reflection will explain the changes in language when the brain suffers
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Cerebral palsy encompasses a group of conditions that are caused by problems in brain development. Disturbances in the brain usually occur during fetal or infant brain development and effects movement and motor control in children (Lisovska‚ 2016). The cerebral cortex‚ which is the part of the brain responsible for directing muscle movement‚ is damaged and cerebral palsy thus develops. Cerebral palsy can be classified into four types which are made distinct because of its location and abnormality
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Roger Sperry’s Theory of Brain Lateralization Abdul Raouf Abdul Razak B1301605 PSY111 Help University Dr Eugene Tee‚ Alex Lui‚ Dr Goh Chee Leong Human brain was thought of as a whole equally functional unit. Recent discoveries have showed that the human brain is divided into two distinctive hemispheres with distinctive functions. Most commonly in the human brain‚ the left hemisphere controls logical thinking‚ while the right hemisphere controls creativity. Although‚ patients
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Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy is a disorder of movement‚ muscle tone or posture. It affects the ability to move in a coordinated and purposeful way. The exact cause is unknown‚ but many cases are the result of problems during pregnancy in which the brain is damaged or it does not develop normally. It can be caused from anything that interferes with normal brain development such as infections and maternal health problems. It usually occurs before or during birth‚ or during the first 3 to 5
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Cerebral palsy is a disorder of movement‚ muscle tone or posture that is caused by disruptions to the premature‚ growing brain‚ often occurs before birth. Signs and symptoms are seen during infancy or preschool years. Commonly‚ cerebral palsy is brought on by impaired movement associated with excessive reflexes‚ floppiness‚ or rigidity of the arms and legs and body‚ abnormal posture‚ compulsory movements‚ unsteadiness of walking‚ or some combination of these. The result of having cerebral palsy affects
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THE FRONTAL LOBE HAVE MORE THAN ONE FUNCTION DISCUSS. ILLUSTRATING YOUR ANSWERS WITH REFERENCE TO AT LEAST TWO POSSIBLE ROLES OF THE FRONTAL LOBE. The frontal lobes are considered our emotional control centre and home to our personality. There is no other part of the brain where lesions can cause such a wide variety of symptoms (Kolb & Wishaw‚ 1990). The frontal lobes are involved in motor function‚ problem solving‚ spontaneity‚ memory‚ language‚ initiation‚ judgment‚ impulse control‚ and social
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Cerebral Palsy is defined as a condition marked by impaired muscle coordination (spastic paralysis) and/or other disabilities‚ typically caused by damage to the brain before or at birth. Although Cerebral palsy is not contagious‚ a person can intentionally or unintentionally increase the possibility a child will develop Cerebral Palsy through abuse‚ medical malpractice‚ negligence‚ or the spread of a bacterial or viral infection (Stern‚ 2017). Cerebral palsy was first introduced in the mid 1800’s
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