PERLS207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Visual Impairment, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Cerebral Palsy

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Physical Education, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Course: PERLS207
• Professor: Nancy Spencer- Cavaliere

Document Summary

A chronic neurological disorder of movement and posture caused by a lesion in the immature brain (early pregnancy and up to 3 years old) How does one get cp: not hereditary, ranges from 1. 5/1000 to 4/100 live births or children under 3. Does all cp (cid:498)look(cid:499) the same: no the type of impairment and severity of impairment varies widely, ranges from very mild to severe. What are the perinatal risk factors associated with cp: low birth weight, prematurity, cord prolapse, premature separation of the placenta or severe placental bleeding. What are the postnatal risk factors associated with cp: asphyxia, tbi, shaken baby syndrome, brain infection. Why do they up to 3 years: has to do with the brains development at that age. What are the methods of cp classification: clinical classification, functional classification. What are things that a clinical classification depends on: type of movement disorder, number of limbs involved.