A Clinical Guide to Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a group of permanent motor disturbances caused by immature brain defects. It affects movement, speech, behavior, and intellectual abilities. This book provides practical guidance for professionals working with individuals with CP, focusing on technological-aided rehabilitative interventions and promoting independence, active participation, and functional occupation. It includes chapters on oral care, support networks, rehabilitation, monitoring systems, and customized technology.

Format: Hardback
Length: 202 pages
Publication date: 06 May 2022
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a group of permanent but non-progressive motor disturbances caused by defects in an immature brain. Alongside postural abnormalities, movement disorders are commonly acknowledged. Speech deficits, communication delays, challenging behaviors, and locomotion and/or gait inabilities are usually embedded. Furthermore, children and adolescents with CP may have intellectual disabilities. Aside from pharmacological approaches and surgical interventions, cognitive-behavioral programs and assistive technology-based setups may be implemented. Both clinical practice and applied research may be targeted. The current volume emphasizes a two-decade professional experience of the Editor who works on technological-aided rehabilitative interventions to help people with multiple disabilities in daily settings. The independence, active role, positive participation, and functional occupation of individuals with severe to profound developmental disabilities were highlighted. The book includes eight chapters and provides the reader with practical guidance in daily circumstances. Chapter One is focused on an orthodontist's perspective and deals with oral features, diagnostic methods, and customized treatment to enhance the safety and compliance of patients with CP. Chapter Two evaluates support networks of families raising a child with CP. Two different European geographic populations (i.e., Greece and Italy) were systematically compared. Chapter Three describes findings on Cerebral Palsy in Mexican pediatric patients and an experience in a National Institute of Health. Chapter Four presents a short clinical literature review on rehabilitation in CP. The newest empirical contributions were critically discussed. Chapter Five develops an on-track monitoring system to.

Weight: 412g
Dimension: 159 x 233 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781685078157