Neurological disorders

#6 Cleft/Lip Palate 1. Definition: • A face and mouth malformation that affects the fetus’s development early on in pregnancy. • Cleft lip is when the lip actually splits on both sides of the upper lip, leaving a gap • Cleft palate is when the palate of the opening of the mouth actually splits 2. What are the causes/risk factors: • The cause is typically unknown, yet most are believing it is linked to genetic or environmental factors. • Risk Factors:  Smoking  Diabetes  Use of certain medications

Cerebral Palsy is defined as “group of motor disorders resulting in muscular incoordination and loss of muscle control; caused by damage to the motor area of the brain during fetal, birth, and infancy.” (Jacobs & Simon, 2015, p.46) Cerebral palsy is the most common disability in children. Out of 1000 babies born 1.4-2.4 are diagnosed with this disorder (OT Children). The article, Pediatric aquatic therapy on motor function and enjoyment in children diagnosed with cerebral palsy of various motor

Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy is a disorder that affects a person’s ability to control movement and posture. This condition results from damage to the areas of the brain that control the use of muscles. It appears in the first few years of life. The condition may affect the whole body or just certain parts. Cerebral palsy cannot be cured. However, the condition will not progress or get worse, and symptoms can be improved with treatment. The effects of cerebral palsy can range from mild to severe

Aphasia is a neurological disorder caused by damage to portions of the brain, usually affecting the left hemisphere which is responsible for language production and processing. Damage to the right and left hemispheres of the brain affect production and comprehension for speaking, reading, writing, and auditory comprehension. According to the National Aphasia Association [NAA],.n.d), “it may affect mainly a single aspect of language use, such as the ability to retrieve the names of objects, or the

changes in anatomy and function in identified neurons [8], behavioral changes [9,10], expression of mRNAs [11], and neurotransmitter regulation [12]. (2) A simple and well-studied nervous system and behavioral repertoire to facilitate the study of neurological and behavioral correlates of aging at the level of single neurons and circuits. (3) Two learning assays (Sensitization and Habituation of the GWR) proposed in this study are well studied and show age dependent decline [9]. (4) Importantly, neural

Did you know that the headache is the third most common disease in the USA? This means that headaches cause a lot of minimal things to a lot of people that add up to something bigger. Although headaches are problematic because they cause missed work and lack of sleep, headaches can be prevented or solved by staying hydrated, taking a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pill and staying active. There are two types of headaches, Primary, and Secondary. A primary headache is when the headache occurs from

Investigation: My older brother Holden Bell has Cerebral Palsy, which is caused by an abnormality during brain development and can have symptoms of muscular weakness, paralysis, lack of coordination, slurred speech, involuntary convulsions, or visual impairment. My brother can’t walk or talk. He is a senior at North Iredell High School and since we are close in age I have grown up in and around the special needs community. I have always loved helping out with the special needs community any chance

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

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

evidence of regression, children should be referred to a pediatric neurologist. A number neurodegenerative including metabolic and genetic disorders may present with similar signs and symptoms which are slowly more progressive are likely to be missed diagnosed as CP. Individually these disorders may be rare but collectively they are not. It is important that these disorders are correctly diagnosed as early as possible for a number of reasons. Firstly, some may be treatable, secondly the family can be provided