Re: E-G juvenile cerebral palsy

[Guest guest]

I think juvenile cerebral palsy does not exist, and the author meant

infantile cerebral palsy.

[Guest guest]

Hi Geli:

Dorland's defines 'cerebral palsy' as

" a group of persisting, nonprogressive motor disorders appearing in young

children and resulting from brain damage caused by birth trauma or

intrauterine pathology. "

HTH, Ursula

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Dear colleagues,

in English, there seems to be a distinction between infantile and

juvenile cerebral palsy. I can't find much on the latter in German,

only references to " infantile Zerebralparese " . My text deals with

Botox injections for the treatment of wrinkles, just peripherally

touching on other indications. I found one mention of " juvenile

Zerebralparese " on Google, nothing in the Pschyrembel, and no mention

of " juvenile cerebral palsy " in the Stedman's. As of now, based on

what I know about the causes for this paresis, I am inclined to fudge

and use " kindliche Zerebralparese " , although I assume that these

terms are probably used synonymously. I'd appreciate any comments.

Thanks,

Geli Spears

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, and Ursula.

I was frantically searching around in the meantime since this news release

must still go out tonight. I found the following:

An article about indications for Botox

(http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/factsheets/432.asp), on the basis of which I

now think they simply refer to (infantile) cerebral palsy in juveniles

(children after two years of age to six years of age):

>>What is botulinum toxin type A indicated for?

Botulinum toxin type A is indicated for the treatment of dynamic

equinus foot deformity (toe-walking) due

to spasticity (muscle tightening) in juvenile cerebral palsy in

children two years of age or older.

Is botulinum toxin type A listed on the PBS?

It has now been listed on the pharmaceutical benefits scheme for

use in children with cerebral palsy. For

sufferers with cerebral palsy who may have previously been denied

treatment due to financial burden, there

is now a new treatment option available for children as young as

two years of age. <<

I also found the patent issued for this treatment, which also talks about

" juveniles " . So while the " infantile " in " infantile cerebral palsy " refers

to the etiology, " juvenile cerebral palsy " seems to be a likely

misunderstood term (or is it just me? :-)) for " cerebral palsy in

juveniles " .

(http://www.pharmcast.com/Patents/Yr2002/September2002/091002/6448231_Cereb

ralPalsy091002.htm)

Geli

[Guest guest]

Hi Geli,

FWIW:

Copyright ©2001 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG

Zerebral|parese, infantile f: (engl.) infantile cerebral palsy; syn.

zerebrale Kinderlähmung; allg. Bez. für Folgen eines frühkindlichen

Hirnschadens*, pathol.-anat. in Abhängigkeit von der Schädigung mit

Narbenbildung durch Gliawucherung, Porenzephalie, Hypoplasie od.

Aplasie, evtl. Mikrozephalie; Klin.: nicht progrediente spastische

Lähmungen als Hemi-, Di- od. Paraplegie, pathol. Mitbewegungen,

Synergien, Athetose (nach Kernikterus evtl. Athétose double), Ataxie,

evtl. Intelligenzminderung, Sprachentwicklungsverzögerung, Seh- u.

Sensibilitätsstörungen, Erethismus, Epilepsie (sog. Residualepilepsie)

u. a; Diagn.: pathol. frühkindliche Reflexe*, Nachweis der zerebralen

Schäden durch Kernspintomographie. Ther.: Krankengymnastik (z. B. nach

Bobath od. Vojta), Ergotherapie, Logopädie; evtl. antispastische

Medikamente (z. B. Baclofen), ggf. lokale Injektion von Botulinumtoxin;

Anpassung orthop. Hilfen.

Copyright ©2001 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG

(deutsch) Zerebralparese, infantile

(englisch) infantile cerebral palsy, infantile cerebral paralysis,

infantile spastic paralysis.

and:

Copyright ©2001 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG

Kinder|lähmung, zerebrale: syn. infantile Zerebralparese*.

Copyright ©2001 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG

(deutsch) Kinderlähmung, zerebrale

(englisch) infantile spastic paralysis, infantile cerebral palsy.

Sorry if you already had these!

Best regards

la

>Dear colleagues,

>

>in English, there seems to be a distinction between infantile and

>juvenile cerebral palsy. I can't find much on the latter in German,

>only references to " infantile Zerebralparese " . My text deals with

>Botox injections for the treatment of wrinkles, just peripherally

>touching on other indications. I found one mention of " juvenile

>Zerebralparese " on Google, nothing in the Pschyrembel, and no mention

>of " juvenile cerebral palsy " in the Stedman's. As of now, based on

>what I know about the causes for this paresis, I am inclined to fudge

>and use " kindliche Zerebralparese " , although I assume that these

>terms are probably used synonymously. I'd appreciate any comments.

>

>Thanks,

>Geli Spears

>

[Guest guest]

Hi la,

thank you for posting this, but yes, I had found this article in the

Pschyrembel, just nothing on juvenile c.p. Sorry if I was unclear about

that!

Geli.