1. By Sam Pappas and Troy Lennox
Cerebral Palsy
By Sam Pappas and Troy Lennox

2. What is Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral Palsy is a disease that affects….
Movement
Muscle Tone
Motor Skills

3. Causes
Cerebral Palsy is formed during pregnancy, during delivery, or shortly after
It is caused by damage to the brain

4. Types of Cerebral Palsy
Ataxic Cerebral Palsy
Mixed Cerebral Palsy
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Athetoid Cerebral Palsy

5. Ataxic Cerebral Palsy
Ataxic Cerebral Palsy is caused by damage to the cerebellum
Symptoms of Ataxic include…
Poor balance
Coordination problems
Bad sense of depth coordination
This is the least common form of Cerebral Palsy

6. Mixed Cerebral Palsy
Mixed Cerebral Palsy is caused by the damage to the pyramidal and extra pyramidal parts of the brain
The symptoms are usually involved with movements u cannot control such as…
Drooling problems
Swallowing problems
Slurred speech
Mixed Cerebral Palsy is the second least common form of Cerebral Palsy

7. Athetoid Cerebral Palsy
Athetoid Cerebral Palsy is caused by damage to the cerebellum also
Symptoms of Athetoid include….
Slurred speech
Drooling problems
Coordination problems
This is the second most common form of Cerebral Palsy
This type is very similar to Mixed Cerebral Palsy

8. Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Spastic Cerebral Palsy is the most common form of Cerebral Palsy
It is caused by damage to the brain’s motor cortex
Symptoms include…
Tight, weak muscles
Jerking motions

9. Treatment There are two major types of treatment for Cerebral Palsy
Stem Cell Therapy
Physical Therapy

10. Stem Cell Therapy Stem cell therapy requires no drugs or medications
70% of people who use the Stem cell therapy show signs of improvement
This is an affective way to treat Cerebral Palsy

11. Physical Therapy Physical therapy helps on improving… Motor skills
Flexibility
Strength
Mobility
Function
This is another affective way to treat Cerebral Palsy

12. History Of Cerebral Palsy
In 1897, two doctors were studying Cerebral Palsy
Dr. Freud argued with Dr. Little about there results on the disease
Dr. Freud stated that because of other medical problems, it could’ve been caused before birth
He called these births “difficult births”

13. Latest Research
Researchers main goal is to treat and prevent the diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy
In order to prevent this disease, scientists look at the DNA pattern to find the problem
Scientists look for abnormal DNA patterns to find the problem

14. Works Cited
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