Nursing Assessment for Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement.

Nursing Assessment for Cerebral Palsy
  1. Identification of children at risk : The incidence of around 1-5 per 1000 children
  2. Gender : Men more than women
  3. Difficulty in eating, late development, the development of less movement, posture abnormal, persistent infant reflexes, ataxic, lack of muscle tone.
  4. Monitor response to play
  5. Hood of intellectual functioning of children

Physical Examination

Muskuluskeletal:
  • spasticity
  • ataxia
Neurosensory:
  • high noise disturbance capture
  • speech disorder
  • kids slobber
  • lip and tongue movements occur by itself
  • convergent strabismus and refractive abnormalities
Elimination:
  • constipation
Nutrition:
  • intake that is less

Other examinations :
  • Hearing (to determine auditory status)
  • Visual inspection (to determine the status of visual function)
  • Examination of serum antibodies: against rubella, toxoplasmosis and herpes
  • Head MRI / CT scan shows any abnormalities or structural abnormalities bawaaan: can help localize the lesion, see the size / location of the ventricles.
  • EEG: slow waves may be seen as focal or generalized (ensefalins) / volsetasenya increased (abscess)
  • Analysis of chromosome
  • Muscle biopsy
  • Psychological assessment


Nursing Assessment Nursing Care Plan for Cerebral Palsy
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