CHYS 3P26 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Etiology, Cell Damage, Meningitis

• School: Brock University
• Department: Child and Youth Studies
• Course: CHYS 3P26
• Professor: John Mc Namara

Document Summary

Brainstem - a portion of the brain responsible for motor, sensory, and reflexive functions. activity. Cerebellum - the posterior portion of the brain that primarily coordinates voluntary muscular. There is no single element in the child-environment system that determines behavior or controls developmental change. Family structure (single parent or extended family ) Gross motor development in young children with special needs. Non-specific term that include disorders characterized by early onset and impaired movement and. Non-progressive and may include perceptual problems, language deficits, and intellectual posture. involvement. Variety of perinatal, prenatal, and postnatal factors contribute, either singly or multifactorily to cp. abnormalities. Premature delivery is the single most important determinant of cp. In 24% of cases, no cause is found. Commonly thought to be due to birth asphyxia; now known to be due to existing prenatal brain. First trimester - teratogens, chromosomal abnormalities, genetic syndromes, brain malformations. Second trimester - intrauterine infections, problems in fetal/placental functioning.