Diseases

Spastic Diplegia

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Commoner in preterm babies and associated with periventricular leukomalacia . the lower limbs are more severily affected with extension and adduction posturing.

Brisk tendon jerks and tendency to contracture . There are many causes responsible for cerebral palsy; they are stated as follows
1. If the brain of the child is deprived of oxygen during birth
2. Premature birth
3. Severe head injury
4. A brain infection

SYMPTOMS

Symptoms include exaggerated reflexes, floppy or rigid limbs and involuntary motions. These appear by early childhood. Long-term treatment includes physical and other therapies, drugs and sometimes surgery.