Quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy Quadriplegia is a form of cerebral palsy that affects all limbs. Severe diplegia is often mistaken for mild quadriplegia because there is some overlap between terms and disagreement between what the proper diagnosis is. There are several different kinds of quadriplegia. Someone with moderate spastic quadriplegia can sit quite well, lift himself into a wheelchair independently, may…
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What is The Hemiplegia Connection With Cerebral Palsy
Hemiplegia (or hemiphlegia) Hemiplegia (or hemiphlegia ) is a condition where a vertical half of a patient’s body is weak or paralyzed, i.e. one arm and its corresponding leg do not function properly. It can be congenital (occurring before, during, or soon after birth) or acquired (as from illness or stroke). It is usually the result of a stroke, although…
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What Is Spastic Diplegia
Spastic Diplegia Spastic diplegia refers to a type of cerebral palsy that is a neuromuscular condition of hypertonia and spasticity in the muscles of the lower extremities, usually those of the legs, hips, and pelvis. It results from brain damage at birth that prevents proper development of the pyramidal tract, meaning that certain nerve receptors in the spine are unable…
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Different Forms of Cerebral Palsy
Different forms of Cerebral Palsy Spastic Diplegia This type of cp primarily affects the legs. Hemiplegia This is a form of cerebral palsy that affects one arm and leg on the same side of the body Double Hemiplegia This is used to describe people who have a weakness in all four limbs, with more involvement on one side of the…
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How Do We Look At Seizures and Epilepsy
Seizures Epilepsy Seizures are temporary abnormal electro-physiologic phenomena of the brain, resulting in abnormal synchronization of electrical neuronal activity. They can manifest as an alteration in mental state, tonic or clonic movements, convulsions, and various other psychic symptoms (such as déjà vu or jamais vu). They are caused by a temporary abnormal electrical activity of a group of brain cells….
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Special Education for Cerebral Palsy
Conductive Education Conductive Education Conductive education, or CE, is an educational system that has been specifically developed for children and adults who have motor disorders of neurological origin such as cerebral palsy. It is based on the premise that a person who has a motor disorder does not only have a medical condition requiring treatment but very importantly a problem…
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Lekotek Assistive Technology Toys and Expertise for Disabled Children
Lekotek, Swedish for “play library” Lekotek, Swedish for “play library” is an international program to lend Assistive Technology, toys and expertise to disabled children. The first lekotek opened in 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden. From there the concept spread to other Scandinavian countries, Europe and the rest of the world. For example, there are over 50 lekoteks in the US. The…
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