Movement Disorders in Cerebral Palsy

Terence D. Sanger

doi:10.1055/s-0035-1558866

Journal of Pediatric Neurology, Table of Contents

Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2015; 13(04): 198-207
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1558866

Review Article

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Movement Disorders in Cerebral Palsy

Terence D. Sanger

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, Biokinesiology, and Child Neurology, University of Southern California, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States

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Abstract

Children with cerebral palsy often have a mixture of multiple disorders of movement that interact with each other and with the developmental process. While this complicates the process of symptomatic diagnosis, there is nevertheless a close link between clinical impairments and the underlying etiology and distribution of injury. I describe the major categories of impairment, including hypertonic symptoms, hyperkinetic symptoms, and negative signs. Within each category, there are specific features that are helpful for distinguishing between multiple impairments that affect motor function. Identification of the particular impairments affecting each child is essential to guide appropriate medical and rehabilitation interventions.

Keywords

cerebral palsy - movement disorder - dystonia - athetosis - chorea - hypertonia - hyperkinetic

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