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Spastic CP is characterized ... the categories listed above. Cerebral palsy is also described in topographical terms by the location of motor impairment (e.g., quadriplegic, diplegic, hemiplegic).
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Quadriparesis and Its Potential Causes
Quadriparesis can be flaccid or spastic ... while quadriplegia describes paralysis of the limbs on both sides of the body.
Bohannon is the mother of a son with special needs. “Jakob was born with cerebral palsy, it’s called Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, which means it affects every part of his body ...
Pseudonyms were participant selected. ‘My name is RC. I’m 18 and a first-year law student. I also have what they call spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, which means I am unable to walk independently ...
Spasticity is a symptom of conditions, like multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke, and traumatic injury to the brain or spinal cord. It can look like a tightly folded arm with a flexed wrist ...
Only recently has the secondary condition of pain been researched in adults with cerebral palsy ... especially in children with severe spastic quadriplegia who are nonambulatory (Bleck, 1987).