Focused Review Course: Pediatric Rehabilitation-Normal Development and Cerebral Palsy

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In this video, Rajeshwari Srinivasan discusses normal development and cerebral palsy. She explains that neurodevelopmental disorders are common and affect approximately 20% of children. Early detection is crucial as it allows for early intervention and special education. There are two parts to early detection: ongoing surveillance and periodic screening. Growth parameters, such as weight, height, and head circumference, can help identify developmental delays. Cognitive reflexes, such as primitive reflexes, can also indicate developmental issues if they persist beyond a certain age. Srinivasan goes on to discuss various milestones in child development, including motor skills, fine motor skills, social and emotional development, language development, and adaptive skills. She provides information on the classification of cerebral palsy based on motor disorder and limb involvement. The importance of neuroimaging and the different tools used for diagnosis and assessment of cerebral palsy, such as the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE), General Movement Assessment (GMA), and Hammersmith Neonatal Neurological Examination (HNNE), are also explained. She concludes by discussing measures for detecting the efficacy of treatment for hypertonia and quality of life assessments in individuals with cerebral palsy.

Keywords

neurodevelopmental disorders

early detection

developmental delays

cognitive reflexes

motor skills

cerebral palsy

diagnosis and assessment