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    Cerebral Palsy has become increasingly prevalent in our communities and it is important to understand what cerebral palsy is and how it affects language acquisition for those reasons. There are many linguistic subsets of language that are affected by cerebral palsy and this essay goes into depth the details concerning those aspects influenced. Cerebral Palsy is classified as a physical health disorder that affects the acquisition of language in the domains of receptive and expressive language by

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    Introduction Every year, thousands of children are diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. This congenital neuromuscular disorder affects many children from the day of diagnosis to the end of their life. This incurable disorder can affect a wide array of muscular functions, and will permanently debilitate children through adulthood. This disorder arises from congenital brain injury and possible genetic predisposition. There are several therapy options available for children affected that will assist in independence

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    Cerebral Palsy Jacie Carvalho Pima Medical Institute Communications 110 September 14, 2015 Mrs. Kankoski Overview Cerebral palsy, commonly known as CP is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain posture and balance (1). This disorder is well known for affecting children. About 500,000 children in the United States have this. It is non-progressive, which means that it does not get worse overtime (3). CP can be developed inside the womb, after birth or 3-5

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    damage to the brain before or at birth. Thecauses of Cerebral aslo known as CP is due to abnormal brain development,often before birth. To prevent CP is the healthier you are heading into a pregnancy, the less likelyyou'll be to develop an infection that may result in cerebral palsy. If your child dohappen to have CP the symptoms would be exaggerated reflexes, floppy or rigidlimbs, and involuntary motions. These appear by early childhood.Cerebral Palsy cannot be cured but it can be treated with Long-term

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    Cerebral palsy! What the hell is it? Have you ever realized that you have a skill that others are absolutely incapable of doing? I bet that that your mind immediately went to your drawing skills, your ability to do an Olli, or your impressive skills in twerking. Never did you think that it was your ability to walk a straight line, hold a cup properly, or the ability to control your own bladder. Most people don’t think about it but others who have cerebral palsy cannot do those things as well as many

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    Cerebral palsy is deemed as a very common genetic medical condition, in which a child develops physical disability in relation with the body movement. A substantial number of legitimate and credible journal articles have discussed this medical condition. It has been evaluated that the condition of cerebral palsy will also cause certain sensation related abnormalities along with improper communication (Shatrov, et al, p. 387). This medical condition will make a direct impact over the physical and

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    have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and more than 17 million people worldwide are struggling with this condition. Cerebral palsy, or CP, is “a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture.” (“Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.”) It is the most common motor disorder among children and there are four main types, those being Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy, Ataxic Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Cerebral Palsy, and Mixed Cerebral Palsy. The most common type

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    Cerebral Palsy: Group 5 Jerri Rae Dean, Latifa Johnson, Alexis Martinez, Shariff Muhammad LAB1134-11D Introduction: Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders which affects the development of movement and or posture, causing limitation of activates due to the permanent stationary non-progressive disturbance in the premature fetal of infant brain. (Gabr) This type of brain damage can occur in the womb, during the birthing process or in rare cases shortly after birth. There are 9 distinct categories

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    Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy is a disorder that affects muscle movement and motor skills so people with this disorder have really bad muscle coordination they have bad balance and that is caused by brain damage that happens before or during a baby’s birth or during first 3-5 years of a child’s life. There are 3 main different types of cerebral palsy Spastic, Athetoid, Ataxic and a mixed type. Spastic cerebral Palsy is actually the most common type there

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    Cerebral Palsy is a rage of different neurological disorders that affects the part of the brain that controls all muscle movement in the body. It is estimated that over 500,000 adults have CP, and over 8,000 infants and toddlers are diagnosed with the disease every year. Almost all children who are diagnosed with the disorder, they are born with it. Cerebral Palsy appears most often during infancy or while the affected child is still relatively young. According to the National Institute of Neurological

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