Athetoid cerebral palsy
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Athetoid cerebral palsy | Dyskinetic cerebral palsy

ByDr.Avni Serasiya

What is Athetoid/Dyskinetic cerebral palsy? Athetoid cerebral palsy also called dyskinetic cerebral palsy, this is the second most common type. Intelligence is usually normal, yet muscle problems affect the whole body. Fragile or tight muscle tone causes random and uncontrolled body movements. The child will have difficulties walking, sitting, maintaining posture, and speaking clearly because…

Ataxic Cerebral palsy
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Ataxic Cerebral palsy

ByDr.Avni Serasiya

What is Ataxic cerebral palsy? Ataxic cerebral palsy is one of three major types of cerebral palsy and is also the rarest. It causes a lack of coordination and balance and also affects depth perception. Treatments for ataxic cerebral palsy involve therapy and medication. Ataxic cerebral palsy is an infrequent type of cerebral palsy affecting…

Erb's Palsy
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Erb’s palsy

ByDr.DharaPatel

What is Erb’s palsy? Erb’s palsy also known as Erb’s Duchenne palsy is a paralysis of the arm(Upper Limb). This injury occurs mainly due to injury to the upper group of the arm’s main nerves, The lesion is usually at the junction of the C5 and C6 roots (Erb’s point). These Nerve Root form part…

Spastic cerebral palsy
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Spastic cerebral palsy

ByDr.Avni Serasiya

Definition of Cerebral palsy (CP): Cerebral palsy is a chronic disability of central nervous system origin characterized by abnormal control of the movement of posture, appearing early in life and not the result of progressive neurological disease. TOPOGRAPHIC CLASSIFICATION OF CEREBRAL PALSY: MONOPLEGIA: Paralysis of 1 limb involvement. HEMIPLEGIA: Upper Motor Neuron Lesion (UMNL) of…

Ulnar Nerve Palsy
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Ulnar Nerve Palsy or Entrapment:

ByJyoti Maurya

What is Ulnar nerve Palsy? In the ulnar nerve palsy, the patient can not able to do fine movements and daily routine tasks, muscles become wasting, or atrophied. The ulnar nerve is a major peripheral nerve of the upper limb. It supplies motor and sensory functions to the upper extremity. The ulnar nerve originates from…

Wrist Drop
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Wrist Drop

ByNiyati Prajapati

Introduction of the Wrist Drop Forearm anatomy Pathophysiology Which are the Causes of Wrist drop? Wrist extension is achieved by muscles in a forearm contracting, pulling on tendons that attach distally to (beyond) a wrist. If the tendons, muscles, or even nerves supplying these muscles are damaged or otherwise not working as they should be,…

Foot Drop
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Foot Drop: Cause, Symptoms, Treatment & Exercise

ByNiyati Prajapati

Introduction of the Foot Drop Pathophysiology Causes of the foot drop Foot drop is caused by weakness or even paralysis of the muscles involved in lifting a front part of the foot. It usually happens when there is a problem with the nerves in the lower spine, leg, or foot or the muscles of the…

Median nerve injury
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Median Nerve Injury Cause, Symptoms, Treatment, Exercise:

ByJyoti Maurya

What is a Median nerve injury? It is the essential peripheral nerve in the upper limb. It passes on the medial side of the arm between the brachialis and the biceps brachii muscles. Most of the muscles in the forearm are supplied by the median nerve. For example, it controls movements like the abduction of…

Pudendal nerve entrapment syndromes
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Alcock canal syndrome: Cause, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Exercise

ByNitesh Dhameliya

When the Pudendal nerve is compressed in Alcock’s canal of the pelvis region is called Alcock canal syndrome also called Pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome (PNE). It rarely occurs in which chronic neuropathic pain in the distribution of the pudendal nerve mainly increased in sitting positioned with genital numbness and bladder-bowl incontinence are the major symptoms….