Cerebral Palsy : Complications

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Complications could include:
Seizures; Injuries from falls; Reduced mobility; Reduced communication skills (sometimes; Reduced intellect (sometimes; Social stigmatization.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 7, 2006
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...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
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...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
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...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
A seizure is a sudden change in behavior due to an excessive electrical activity in the brain.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 6, 2007
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
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.
Source:StayWell
Date:July 16, 2004
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.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Social phobia is a persistent and irrational fear of situations that may involve scrutiny or judgment by others, including parties and other social events.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 15, 2006
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