Opinion of Speech Language Pathologist/Therapist about Common Communication and Swallowing Difficulties in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Abstract

I n t r o d u c t i o n Cerebral Palsy refers to a group of non-progressive disorders characterized by neuromata impairment of varying severity. The prevalence of CP as evaluated by most recent surveys has been reported to be 2.11 per 1,000 live births. The prevalence has stayed steady over the ongoing decade, notwithstanding the expanded endurance of in danger preterm infants.1 The etiology of CP includes various prenatal, perinatal and post natal factors such as birth asphyxia, prolonged labor, and premature birth, infections like rubella, toxoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus, and meningitis. On the basis of main movements impaired, there are four major types of cerebral palsy: spastic, dyskinetic, ataxic, and mixed.2 Contingent upon ORIGINAL ARTICLE