Cerebral Palsy

Paper Summary:

The paper defines cerebral palsy as an overarching term that refers to or describes a group of related chronic disorders which impair the control of movement and commonly occurs in the first few years of life. The paper describes the various diagnostic tests that confirm the presence of cerebral palsy and the incidence rate today. The paper details the various causes of this disorder and what can be done to help students with these disabilities. The paper explains the use of the term management as opposed to treatment that consists of helping the child achieve maximum potential in growth and development.

Outline:
Overview and Diagnostic Criteria
Incidence Rate and Comorbidity
Prevalence
Course of the Disease
Causation Theories
How Do We Help Students With This Disability?

From the Paper:

"The term incidence refers to the "...annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Cerebral Palsy diagnosed each year." (Cerebral Palsy - Facts & Figures) Jones (1983) estimated that the incidence of cerebral palsy to be about 2 per thousand in the school age population. (Willard-Holt, 1998) Research indicates approximately that 764,000 children and adults in the United States manifest one or more of the symptoms of cerebral palsy." Currently, about 8,000 babies and infants are diagnosed with the condition each year. In addition, some 1,200 - 1,500 preschool age children are recognized each year to have cerebral palsy.""

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