Cerebral Palsy : Complications
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Complications could include:
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Injuries
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Reduced Intellect
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Seizures; Injuries from falls; Reduced mobility; Reduced communication skills (sometimes; Reduced intellect (sometimes; Social stigmatization.
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Cerebral palsy can affect every stage of maturation, from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. At each stage, those with CP, along with their caregivers, must strive to achieve and maintain the fullest range of experience and education cons...
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Cerebral palsy can affect every stage of maturation, from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. At each stage, those with CP, along with their caregivers, must strive to achieve and maintain the fullest range of experiences and education con...
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Cerebral palsy can affect every stage of maturation—from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. At each stage, those with CP, along with their caregivers, must strive to achieve and maintain the fullest range of experiences and educatio...
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Cerebral palsy can affect every stage of maturation, from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. At each stage, those with CP, along with their caregivers, must strive to achieve and maintain the fullest range of experiences and education con...
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Cerebral palsy can affect every stage of maturation, from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. At each stage, those with CP, along with their caregivers, must strive to achieve and maintain the fullest range of experiences and education con...
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The prognosis of persons with CP varies according to the severity of the disorder. Some children have only mild problems in muscle tone and no problems with daily activities, while others are unable to purposefully move any part of the body. Regre...
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The skills needed to use language (spoken, written, signed, or otherwise communicated) to interact with others, and problems related to the development of these skills. Experts in child development generally agree that all babies develop skills for spoken and written language according to a specific developmental schedule, regardless of the language being learned.
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Communication skills are the skills needed to use language (spoken, written, signed, or otherwise communicated) to interact with others, and communication disorders are problems related to the development of these skills. Language employs symbols- words, gestures, or spoken sounds- to represent objects and ideas.
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A seizure is a sudden change in behavior due to an excessive electrical activity in the brain.
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A seizure is a sudden change in behavior characterized by changes in sensory perception (sense of feeling) or motor activity (movement) due to an abnormal firing of nerve cells in the brain. Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures that may include repetitive muscle jerking called convulsions.
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A seizure is a sudden change in behavior characterized by changes in sensory perception (sense of feeling) or motor activity (movement) due to an abnormal firing of nerve cells in the brain . Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures that may include repetitive muscle jerking called convulsions.
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A temporary series of uncontrollable muscle spasms brought on by unusual electrical activity in the brain. Also known as convulsion, clonic seizure, or tonic-clonic seizure.
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Children with epilepsy may have seizures only once in a while, or every day. Though seizures can be scary for parents and caregivers, they aren’t painful and are usually brief.
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First Aid: SeizuresA seizure results from a sudden rush of abnormal electrical signals in the brain. Symptoms may range from a minor daze to uncontrollable muscle spasms(convulsion).In some cases, the victim may even lose consciousness.
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Social phobia is a persistent and irrational fear of situations that may involve scrutiny or judgment by others, including parties and other social events.
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