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Cerebral Palsy: Athetoid Type

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In a child with spastic CP, what is the characteristic of the muscles?

Hypertonic (correct)

Hypotonic

Paratonic

Flaccid

What is the difficulty in physical examination of a child with CP?

Abducting the involved hip fully (correct)

Extending the ankle

Adducting the shoulder

Flexing the knee

What is a characteristic of a child with quadriplegia?

Impaired speech but normal cognitive function

Impaired speech and may or may not be cognitively challenged (correct)

Normal speech and cognitive function

Impaired cognitive function but normal speech

What is the percentage of ataxic type of dyskinetic CP?

10% Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of a child with spastic CP when held in a ventral suspension position?

They arch their backs and extend their arms and legs Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage of mixed type of dyskinetic CP?

10% Signup and view all the answers

What is another term for athetoid type of cerebral palsy?

Dyskinetic Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of a child with athetoid type of cerebral palsy?

Involuntary slow, writhing motions Signup and view all the answers

What is an important aspect of diagnosing cerebral palsy?

History and physical assessment Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of ataxic type of cerebral palsy?

Awkward, wide-based gait Signup and view all the answers

What type of cerebral palsy involves a combination of spasticity and athetoid or ataxic movements?

Mixed type Signup and view all the answers

What test is used to assess cerebellar function in children with ataxic type of cerebral palsy?

Finger-to-nose test Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of affected children have pyramidal or spastic type CP symptoms?

40% Signup and view all the answers

What is a possible outcome of severe tightening of the heel cord in school-age children with spastic CP?

Walking on their toes Signup and view all the answers

What is a common characteristic of children with hemiplegic CP?

Difficulty identifying objects with their eyes closed Signup and view all the answers

What is a possible cause of CP symptoms, aside from very-low-birth-weight infants and those who are small for gestational age?

Head injury from accidents or maltreatment Signup and view all the answers

What is a complication of severe neuromuscular involvement in CP?

Subluxated hip Signup and view all the answers

What is a type of CP that affects all four extremities?

Quadriplegia Signup and view all the answers

Cerebral Palsy: Athetoid Type

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Questions and Answers

In a child with spastic CP, what is the characteristic of the muscles?

What is the difficulty in physical examination of a child with CP?

What is a characteristic of a child with quadriplegia?

What is the percentage of ataxic type of dyskinetic CP?

What is a characteristic of a child with spastic CP when held in a ventral suspension position?

What is the percentage of mixed type of dyskinetic CP?

What is another term for athetoid type of cerebral palsy?

What is a characteristic of a child with athetoid type of cerebral palsy?

What is an important aspect of diagnosing cerebral palsy?

What is a characteristic of ataxic type of cerebral palsy?

What type of cerebral palsy involves a combination of spasticity and athetoid or ataxic movements?

What test is used to assess cerebellar function in children with ataxic type of cerebral palsy?

What percentage of affected children have pyramidal or spastic type CP symptoms?

What is a possible outcome of severe tightening of the heel cord in school-age children with spastic CP?

What is a common characteristic of children with hemiplegic CP?

What is a possible cause of CP symptoms, aside from very-low-birth-weight infants and those who are small for gestational age?

What is a complication of severe neuromuscular involvement in CP?

What is a type of CP that affects all four extremities?

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