Treatment and Management of Cerebral Palsy
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In dyskinetic cerebral palsy, children have prolonged hypotonia and persistent primitive reflexes. Between 18 months and 2 years of age, they develop athetoid movements in their distal extremities, which progress to dystonic movements with growth and maturation. Upper extremities are more involved than the lower extremities. About 50% of children walk independently, often after 3 years of age, and they develop upper extremity control adequate for self-care activities. Scoliosis may occur later in life.
Prediction of long-term outcome in cerebral palsy in the first few years of life is difficult. The outcome is determined by the severity of the motor deficits, presence of associated
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