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Cerebral palsy - Coggle Diagram
Cerebral palsy
Clinical manifestations
Variations in muscle tone, such as being either too stiff or too floppy
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Slow, writhing movements (athetosis)
Delays in reaching motor skills milestones, such as pushing up on arms, sitting up alone or crawling
Favoring one side of the body, such as reaching with only one hand or dragging a leg while crawling
Difficulty walking, such as walking on toes, a crouched gait, a scissors-like gait with knees crossing or a wide gait
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Nursing management
Ensure therapeutic communication. To ease the change of environment, needs to communicate with the family to learn as much as possible about the child’s activities at home.
Provide emotional support. Provide of reassurance, acceptance, and encouragement during times of stress.
Prevent injury. Prevent physical injury by providing the child with a safe environment, appropriate toys, and protective gear (helmet, kneepads) if needed.
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Prevent physical deformity by ensuring the correct use of prescribed braces and other devices and by performing ROM exercises.
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