Cerebral Palsy

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1. If a child lives through its first year and has Cerbral Palsy then they "can live" to what years of age?
30-40 years
10-20 years
5-25 years
60-70 years

2. Cerebral Palsy occurs in ____ per 1000 live births.
2 to 3
20 to 30
200 to 300

3. Which determines the site of a lesion?
severity of lesion
timing of lesion
visibility of lesion
both a & b

4. Prognosis for functional household walking for people with Diplegia is what?
90-95%
80-90%
50-60%
60-70%

5. Blood flow changes from white matter to grey matter around ______.
24 wks
34 wks
44 wks
54 wks

6. Cerebral Palsy is a(n) ______ disorder of movement and posture due to a non-progressive defect or lesion at the brain early in life.
constantly changing
life improving
not unchanging
debilitating

7. The human brain does better with a _____ than _______.
surgery/drugs
deficit/distortion
all of the above
none of the above

8. _______ cerebral palsy is caused by genetic lesions.
Developmental
Preterm pattern
Full term pattern

9. Which is the most common preterm pattern?
Diplegia
Hemiplegia
Quadriplegia

10. People with _______ look the worst but are the smartest of most people with CP.
Athetosis
Chorea
Seizures