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In a child with spastic CP, what is the characteristic of the muscles?
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?
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?
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?
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 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 the percentage of mixed type of dyskinetic CP?
What is another term for athetoid type of cerebral palsy?
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 a characteristic of a child with athetoid type of cerebral palsy?
What is an important aspect of diagnosing cerebral palsy?
What is an important aspect of diagnosing cerebral palsy?
What is a characteristic of ataxic type of 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 complication of severe neuromuscular involvement in CP?
What is a type of CP that affects all four extremities?
What is a type of CP that affects all four extremities?
