Littl's disease (Spastic displegiya)

Description:

Spastic diplegia (Littl's syndrome) - the most frequent form of cerebral palsy which is characterized by motive disturbances in upper and lower extremities; and legs suffer more, than hands.

Symptoms of the Disease of Littl (Spastic displegiya):

тепень involvement in pathological process of hands can be various - from the expressed paresis to easy awkwardness which comes to light at development in the child of thin motility. The muscle tone in legs is sharply raised: the child costs on the halfbent and given to the average line legs; when walking the crossing of legs is observed. Contractures in large joints develop. Tendon jerks high, are noted clonuses of feet. Pathological reflexes are caused.

At a spastic hemiplegia of disturbance are noted preferential on one party. In a hand the muscle tone of sgibatel, and in a leg - razgibatel is more raised. Therefore the hand is bent in an elbow joint, given to a trunk, and the brush is compressed in a fist. The leg unbent and is turned inside. When walking the child leans on fingers. Tendon jerks high with an expanded zone on the party of paresis (sometimes from two parties); there can be clonuses of feet and a patella; pathological reflexes are caused. Paretichny extremities lag behind in growth healthy. At a gemiparetichesky form of a cerebral palsy the child can have a delay of speech development at the expense of an alalia, especially at defeat of the left hemisphere. In 50% of cases at children of advanced age hyperkinesias are observed. They appear in process of decrease in a muscle tone. Mental development is slowed down. Degree of a delay varies from easy to heavy. The arrest of development is influenced by existence of often arising epileptiform attacks.

Littl etiologies (Spastic displegiya):

In an origin pre-natal infections and intoxications, a birth trauma, infections and injuries at children of early age are of great importance.

Treatment of the Disease of Littl (Spastic displegiya):

Apply orthopedic and surgical treatment which is carried usually out after a while after the nature of paralysis is established. Before hold fortifying events: the general heat baths, massage of area of a back, physiotherapy exercises in the dosage which is not tiring the patient.