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Reply To: | St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List |
Date: | Sat, 29 Apr 2000 17:02:09 -0400 |
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Hi again,
I had also joined a 'yahoo' club for spina bifida and asked the same question
there, about being related to cp........ the answer I got from two people say
yes, particularly in myelomeningocele cases (I was one)...... here's what one
person said:
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Cerebral Palsey and spina bifida are in fact related. I was told
when my son was very young that he does have cerebral palsey
due to the fact that he has brain involvement with his spina
bifida ie arnold chiari malformation and hydracephalus and
shunt. Cerebral Palsy by definition means paralysis due to
brain involvement. It was explained to me by spina bifida
doctors that his paralysis although minor is due to the
involvement of his brain, and spinal cord which is an extention
of his brain. Therefore, technically he has cerebral palsey. The
term cerebral palsey can also describe people who have any
type of paralysis following a head or spinal cord injury. It is also
used to describe people who have suffered strokes. It is a term
used to describe the paralysis due to the involvement of the
nervous system. It is most commonly used of course to
describe people who have paralysis due to brain injuries at
birth.My doctors told me not to be alarmed by this, it is a term
that medical professionals use because he has paralysis due
to brain involvemnt due to his spina bifida. So tecnically your
doctor was correct. It is something that we don't think about, but
by definition, is so. I hope this helps.
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See ya
Beth
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