Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder caused by damage to the brain that controls body movement. It causes difficulties with muscle control and coordination of body positioning and movement. Cerebral palsy can be caused by accidents or medical conditions before, during, or after birth that damage the developing brain, such as lack of oxygen, infection, or premature birth. Symptoms vary depending on the type and severity but may include abnormal reflexes, impaired motor skills, muscle stiffness, involuntary movements, difficulties with speech, hearing, and vision. Treatment is individualized and may include therapies, medications, surgery, and assistive devices to help improve symptoms and quality of life.

1. CEREBRAL PALSY:
BASIC INFORMATION
~Lalit Kishore

2. Main Cause
CP happens
due to damage
to that portion of the brain
which controls
body movements.
 It is a neurological problem

3. Cerebral Palsy
Muscular control disorder
Causing difficulty in
- Positioning
-Coordination
-Movement
of body

4. Pre & Peri Natal Causes
1.
 Accident and trauma
 Age of the mother
 Alcohol
 Bleeding
 Genetic Factor
 Hypertension
 Infection
 Medication
 Multiple pregnancy
 Poor maternal nutrition
 R h incompatibility
 Radiation
 An enlarge head of the baby
 Breech Presentation
 Delayed cry
 Lack of oxygen
 Low birth weight
 Neonatal jaundice
 Pre mature delivery
 Prolonged labor and excessive
bleeding
 Surgical delivery
 Trauma
 Umbilical cord prolepses and
around the neck
Pre Natal Causes
Peri Natal Causes:-

5. Common Characteristics
 Abnormal reflexes
 Breathing difficulty
 Cognitive difficulty
 Delayed gross and fine
motor milestones
 Difficulty in A.D.L.
activities
 Difficulty in balancing
 Difficulty in coordinating
movements
 Difficulty in hearing,
vision and speech
 Epilepsy
 Involuntary movements
 Lack of proper muscle
tone
 Perceptual difficulty
 Slow movements
 Social and emotional
difficulty
 Wrong body posture

6. Other associated problems leadinf
to multple disabilities
 Bladder and bowel
problems
 Digestive problems
 Skeletal deformities
 Dental problems
 Mental retardation
 Learning disabilities
 Epilepsy
 Bladder and bowel
problems
 Digestive problems
 Skeletal deformities
 Dental problems
 Mental retardation
 Learning disabilities
 Epilepsy

7. Types of CPs according to area of
brain affected
Type Characteristics
Spastic •Spasticity of muscle
•Stiffness or increased muscle tension
•Stiff and difficult movements
Athetosis •Involuntary and uncontrolled
movements
• Jerky and slow wriggly movements
of the legs, arms, hands or face.
• Abnormal body positions come and
go as muscle change from stiff to
floppy.
•
Ataxia •Unsteady and shaky movements
• Low muscle tone and poor
coordination
•Affected the sense of balance and
depth perception

8. Impact on CP child’s life: Slow
pace of development
 Motor development
 Physical growth
 Cognitive development
 Communication skills
 Social and emotional development
 Daily living skills

9. Conventional Treatment and
Management of cerebral Palsy
Individualized intervention plan for the child.
1. Therapies
 Physical or movement therapy
 Occupational Therapy
 Speech Therapy
 Educational Therapy
2. Medication
3. Surgery
4. Ergonomic inputs

10. Designed Alternative Therapies
 Aquatic Therapy
 Dance Therapy
 Music Therapy
 Equine Therapy
 Yoga Therapy

11. Education therapy
 Early Intervention
 Individualized education plan
 Child reach-out and door-step
interventions
 Home management and support
 Mother-and-child training
programmes