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Understanding Cerebral Palsy: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
TLDR Cerebral palsy is a common childhood physical disability that can be caused by various factors during pregnancy. It is characterized by rigid muscles and potential deformities, but early diagnosis and treatment can help manage symptoms and improve outcomes.
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The hosts discuss their encounter with a man named Kyle Pease who has cerebral palsy and participates in Ironman competitions with the help of his brother.
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Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term for a variety of conditions that stem from different causes, and it is the most common childhood physical disability, affecting about 2.5 out of every 1000 live term births and 22 out of every 1000 live premature births.
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Freud's theory about the development of cerebral palsy was ignored until the 1980s when the first study on birth injuries and cerebral palsy was conducted, revealing that only about 5-10% of cases are caused by birth injuries.
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During pregnancy, there are various factors such as diseases and infections that can lead to the development of cerebral palsy in a baby.
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Cerebral palsy can be caused by various conditions and injuries during pregnancy, including preclampsia, blood type incompatibility, and birth injuries.
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Shaken baby syndrome is a controversial topic, with some people arguing that it is not a real condition and that the current understanding of it is based on junk science.
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Cerebral palsy is categorized into three types of symptoms: spastic, ataxic, and dyskinetic, with spastic being the most common and characterized by constantly rigid muscles that can lead to deformities.
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Cerebral palsy is not a degenerative disease and the severity of symptoms can vary, with the spastic type being the most common and characterized by rigid muscles and potential deformities.
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Cerebral palsy can have different types and severities, and the symptoms and affected areas depend on the severity of the initial brain injury, but early diagnosis and treatment can help manage the symptoms and improve outcomes.
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Surgeries, such as selective dorsal rhizotomy, can be a last resort treatment for severe spasticity in cerebral palsy.
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Cord blood therapy and stem cell therapies are currently in clinical trials for treating cerebral palsy, but there are no approved treatments yet.
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Cerebral palsy awareness month is in March, and if you want to know more about cerebral palsy, you can go online or visit howstuffworks.com.
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