Cerebral Palsy - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Perceived barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in young adults with childhood-onset physical disabilities.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To explore the main barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in young adults with childhood-onset physical disabilities. DESIGN: Qualitative study using focus groups. PARTICIPANTS: Sixteen persons (12 men and 4 women) aged 22.4 ... Read more...

Cerebral palsy and aging.

29 Sep 2009 Cerebral palsy (CP), the most common major disabling motor disorder of childhood, is frequently thought of as a condition that affects only children. Deaths in children with CP, never common, have in recent years become very rare, unless the child ... Read more...

Aging with cerebral palsy and other disabilities: personal reflections and recommendations.

29 Sep 2009 This article describes the lived experience of one 64-year-old woman who is aging with cerebral palsy (CP) and other multiple disabilities. Reflections are offered on coping with secondary conditions and functional decline; fighting the effects of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cerebral Palsy - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Perceived barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in young adults with childhood-onset physical disabilities. 30 Oct 2009
• Cerebral palsy and aging. 29 Sep 2009
• Aging with cerebral palsy and other disabilities: personal reflections and recommendations. 29 Sep 2009
• Understanding mealtime changes for adults with cerebral palsy and the implications for support services. 30 Aug 2009
• The collaborative construction of non-serious episodes of interaction by non-speaking children with cerebral palsy and their peers. 30 Jul 2009
• Hardship, dedication and investment: an exploration of Irish mothers commitment to communicating with their children with cerebral palsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Parent-professional partnership. 30 Jul 2009
• Adult outcomes and lifespan issues for people with childhood-onset physical disability. 30 Jul 2009
• Effects of it takes two to talk--the hanen program for parents of preschool children with cerebral palsy: findings from an exploratory study. 25 Jul 2009
• Quality of life from the perspective of adolescents with cerebral palsy: "I just think I'm a normal kid, I just happen to have a disability". 21 Jun 2009
• Effects of music on anxiety and pain in children with cerebral palsy receiving acupuncture: a randomized controlled trial. Jun 2009
• Family and child with central nervous system lesion. 30 May 2009
• Effects of child characteristics on the outcomes of a parent support program. 30 May 2009
• Parental locus of control and psychological well-being in mothers of children with intellectual disability. 30 May 2009
• [Cerebral palsy, guiding the research by studying the needs] 30 May 2009
• Teaching sound letter correspondence and consonant-vowel-consonant combinations to young children who use augmentative and alternative communication. 30 May 2009
• Relationships between gross motor functions and health-related quality of life of Taiwanese children with cerebral palsy. 30 May 2009
• Arithmetic difficulties in children with cerebral palsy are related to executive function and working memory. 25 May 2009
• Development of a parent-report computer-adaptive test to assess physical functioning in children with cerebral palsy I: lower-extremity and mobility skills. 25 May 2009
• Tube feeding and quality of life in children with severe neurological impairment. 10 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Cerebral Palsy'

Definition: A heterogeneous group of nonprogressive motor disorders caused by chronic brain injuries that originate in the prenatal period, perinatal period, or first few years of life. The four major subtypes are spastic, athetoid, ataxic, and mixed cerebral palsy, with spastic forms being the most common. The motor disorder may range from difficulties with fine motor control to severe spasticity (see MUSCLE SPASTICITY) in all limbs. Spastic diplegia (Little disease) is the most common subtype, and is characterized by spasticity that is more prominent in the legs than in the arms. Pathologically, this condition may be associated with LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR. (From Dev Med Child Neurol 1998 Aug;40(8):520-7)

Descriptor UI: D002547

Alternative terms: Cerebral Palsy; CP (Cerebral Palsy); Cerebral Palsy, Atonic; Atonic Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy, Hypotonic; Hypotonic Cerebral Palsies; Hypotonic Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy, Congenital; Congenital Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic, Infantile; Diplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy; Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic; Cerebral Palsy, Dystonic-Rigid; Cerebral Palsies, Dystonic-Rigid; Cerebral Palsy, Dystonic Rigid; Dystonic-Rigid Cerebral Palsies; Dystonic-Rigid Cerebral Palsy; Monoplegic Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsies, Monoplegic; Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic; Monoplegic Cerebral Palsies; Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic, Infantile; Monoplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy; Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic; Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegic, Infantile; Quadriplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy; Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegic; Cerebral Palsy, Rolandic Type; Rolandic Type Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy, Spastic; Spastic Cerebral Palsies; Spastic Cerebral Palsy; Little Disease; Little's Disease; Spastic Diplegia; Diplegias, Spastic; Spastic Diplegias; Diplegia, Spastic; Cerebral Palsy, Athetoid; Athetoid Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsies, Athetoid; Cerebral Palsy, Dyskinetic; Cerebral Palsies, Dyskinetic; Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy, Mixed; Mixed Cerebral Palsies; Mixed Cerebral Palsy;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.140.140.254;

Technical Notes: do not index under MUSCLE SPASTICITY unless especially discussed & then only NIM