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chapter 14
Terms and Definition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Congenital anomalies | defects present at birth |
| acute | acute condition is a health issue that is severe and sudden in onset |
| Chronic | a health issue that is ongoing and persists over a long period |
| Episodic | a health issue that occurs in episodes |
| progressive | one that becomes more and more serious or severe over time |
| Cerebral palsy | a group of permanent disorders affecting movement, posture, and motor function due to non-progressive brain damage during early development. |
| quadriplegia | all four limbs are involved |
| paraplegia | only the legs are involved |
| hemiplegia | one side of the body is involved |
| Spasticity | stiffness or tenseness of muscles and inaccurate voluntary movement |
| Choreoathetoid | abrupt, involuntary movements and difficulty maintaining balance |
| atonic | floppiness or lack of muscle tone |
| seizure | an abnormal discharge of electrical energy occurs in certain brain cells |
| epilepsy | a chronic neurological condition and has recurrent seizures |
| Executive function | a set of cognitive processes essential for controlling and regulating behavior, often compared to the role of a conductor of an orchestra, a movie director, or an air-traffic controller. |
| Adaptive behavior | the collection of skills that enable individuals to meet the demands of everyday life. |
| Spina bifida | a congenital defect where the spinal column does not close completely during fetal development, leading to the spinal cord and nerves being exposed and potentially damaged. |
| Neural tube defect | a malformation involving the spine, spinal cord, or brain |
| Catheterization | inserting a tube into an organ to inject or withdraw fluids |
| Muscular dystrophy | a group of genetic disorders that cause progressive weakening and wasting away of muscles over time. |
| Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis | an autoimmune disorder occurring before 16 years of age in which the muscles and joints are affected; the cause and cure are unknown |
| Scoliosis | a condition characterized by an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine |
| asthma | an increasingly common lung disease characterized by episodic inflammation or obstruction of the air passages such that the person has difficulty in breathing |
| Cystic fibrosis | the most common autosomal recessive disease that leads to death |
| Acquired immune deficiency syndrome | a life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus |
| Phenylketonuria | a metabolic genetic disorder where the body cannot convert the amino acid phenylalanine into tyrosine |
| Neurotoxins | toxic substances that specifically target the nervous system, causing damage to the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nerves |
| prosthesis | an artificial replacement for a missing body part |
| orthosis | a device that enhances the partial functioning of a part of a person’s body |
| Adaptive devices | special tools designed to help individuals with physical disabilities perform daily activities more easily. |
| Individualized family service plan | a legal document required by federal law for infants and toddlers with disabilities. |
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