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Cerebral Palsy Review: Medical And Therapy Management

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1.  What type of cerebral palsy has overactive muscles with increased tendon reflex activity and velocity-dependent resistance to stretch and occurs in 85-91% of cases according to Novak et al., 2017?
  1. Ataxic
  2. Spastic
  3. Dyskinetic
  4. Hypotonic
2.  Hypotonic CP occurs in what percentage of the population?
  1. 39%
  2. 38%
  3. 24%
  4. 2%
3.  What is NOT a goal of CP intervention?
  1. To reverse brain damage
  2. To normalize spasticity or tone
  3. To “cure” the CP
  4. All of the above
4.  Which of the following is a "do it" or greenlight intervention for CP?
  1. Craniosacral therapy
  2. Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT)
  3. Hyperbaric oxygen
  4. Neurodevelopmental therapy (original format)
5.  What is a recommended treatment for spasticity reduction?
  1. Botulinum toxin
  2. Intrathecal baclofen
  3. Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR)
  4. All of the above

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