the efficacy as safety of the administration of intramuscular botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) was examined. Botulinium toxin was known to reduce spasticity and improve comfort and ease of care in nonambulent children with cerebral palsy (Copeland et al., 2014). Nonambulent children with CP are seen as levels four and five on the GMFCS scale. According to the scale this means these children require an ample amount of assistance for daily activities. This study took 42 nonambulent
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Due to many different factors cerebral palsy is caused by, it has been brought to attention that many rare cases of cerebral palsy could have been prevented if the correct care and treatment was provided when giving birth. Complications during birth can be life changing, such as asphyxia. Asphyxia is caused by no or a low level of oxygen being supplied to the brain (cerebralpalsy.org, 2016). During birthing there are many events that can cause this naming a few such as umbilical cord problems, excessive
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Every year, babies are born all over the world with all kinds of malformations, which are mostly caused by outside forces acting upon it. These outside forces can include alcohol, smoking, illegal drugs, and other things; however, for the malformation, cleft lip, doctors have not found the exact cause (WebMD). Cleft lip is a malformation of the lip where there’s not enough skin to attach one side of the upper lip with the other. According to WebMD, a medical information website, there’s a “psychical
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Alagesan, J., & Shetty, A. (2011). Effect of Modified Suit Therapy in Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy - A Single Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial. This source gives background information about suit therapy and how it is an effective intervention for children with cerebral palsy. Alagesan and Shetty’s article focuses on how this alternative therapy is used to improve gross motor movement in children who have cerebral palsy. In the study, thirty randomly chosen children, ages four to twelve years old,
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APPLY EFFCTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN NURSING Practice INTODUCTION: I am going to talk about Cerebral Palsy which is a nervous system disorder. In this disorder clients have dysarthria, a speech impediment, that makes it difficult for them to communicate. In nervous system the ability to communicate may be impaired by factors that include: * Damage to the speech centres in the brain, * Damage to the temporal lobes, which hinders the perception and interpretation of stimuli,
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Right spastic hemiparesis-chronic: paralysis of one side of the body usually resulting from damage to the corticospinal tracts of the central nervous system. Most common cause of hemiplegia is a stroke cause by thrombosis brain hemorrhage or cerebral embolism Patient is unable to perform normal daily hygiene requirements, ranging from bathing, eating, oral care, medication administration, dressing, cleaning due to Right spastic hemiparesis (chronic). Patient does not have control over muscles (LeMone
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Bell’s Palsy * Sir Charles Bell first described the anatomy and function of the facial nerve in the 1800s. * Bells Palsy describes the sudden paralysis of the facial (VIIth) cranial nerve which renders the patient unable to control the facial muscles on the affected side. * Also called the facial paralysis, is a disorder of the 7th cranial (facial) nerve, characterized by unilateral paralysis of the muscles * The aetiology is unclear although for some cases the presumed pathophysiology
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Bell's palsy is a form of facial paralysis resulting from a dysfunction of the cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve) causing an inability to control facial muscles on the affected side. Often the eye in the affected side cannot be closed. The eye must be protected from drying up, or the cornea may be permanently damaged, resulting in impaired vision. In some cases denture wearers experience some discomfort. The common presentation of this condition is a rapid onset of partial or complete paralysis
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Bells Palsy Bell’s palsy is a condition that causes the facial muscles to weaken or become paralyzed. It's caused by trauma to the seventh cranial nerve, and is not permanent (There have been cases where the patient has not recovered). Bell's Palsy is not as uncommon as one might think. Worldwide statistics set the frequency at just over .02% of the population. Statistically this is one of every 5000 people over the course of a lifetime and 40,000 Americans every year [1]. Diabetics are more than
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Bell’s Palsy is named for Sir Charles Bell, a 19th century Scottish surgeon and physiologist who described the facial nerve and its connection to the condition. The disorder, which is not related to a stroke, is the most common cause of facial paralysis. Generally, Bell’s Palsy affects only one of the paired facial nerves and one side of the face, however, in rare cases it can affect both sides. (NIND,2003) It’s sudden onset, the cause is unknown but is presumed to involve swelling of the seventh
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