Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy

Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy At A Glance

Cerebral palsy children with spastic is common, disabling and often poorly managed. Spasticity or spastic is a significant cause of disability and handicap in children with a variety of cerebral palsy. It can represent a mayor challenge to the rehabilitation team. A characteristic feature of spasticity is that the hypertonia is dependent upon the velocity of the muscle stretch.

Sub types of spastic cerebral palsy is spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy who affects all parts of the body, lack of head and trunk control. In children with cerebral palsy, problems in dringking, bitting, chewing and swallowing tend to occur with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy or severe dyskinetic disorders. Most of these child have to cope with ineffective eating patterns throughout their entire life.

The feeding problems are not present in the first 6 – 8 weeks of life, as the sucking swallowing reflex, at the midbrain level, controls feeding. The first feeding difficulties occur at about 2 – 3 months after birth at a time when other food may be introduced to the child. The child with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy has difficulty in adapting and modifying his suckling reflex into other ways of eating.

Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy commonly in severe, moderate and mild. In severe : eating, drinking and breating problems, spastic in total extention, poorly movement, asymmetrical, contracture, and scoliosis. In moderate : slowly developments, walking with mobility aids, spasticity and associated reaction. In mild : or minimal brain damage, slowly movement, equilibrium reaction in standing and walking problems.