Jack CP video 1

Is Jack athetoid, ataxic, spastic, or mixed? Quadriplegic or Diplegic? Give me your vote!

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• cerebral
• palsy
• athetoid
• ataxic
• spastic

[grakowsky]

Hi Everyone, thanks for commenting and leaving your opinions. It turns out Jack has Angelman Syndrome and these are characteristic movement patterns of the disorder.

[Rasverix82]

i would say he has Spastic in him probably mixed with another type and he's Quadriplegic that's what i'd say

[KatT34Racer]

I have ataxic diaplegia and I think that Jack has the same type. I have lived with this for 18 years so should be canny accurate

[pknyc]

whoa,

i like regbrigidmom's comment.

i totally agree with her assessment.

definitely diplegia with UE overflow.

(i'm a PT student and came across your video while i was studying.)

[JMKG2008]

He is so precious. My son had Spastic Quadriplegia and he had a really hard time. He had to wear braces on his legs and had a nasal trumpet in his nose to prevent his congestion. He wasn't active like your Jack, he just lays there and couldn't do anything, 5-8 seizures a day and respiratory problems which cause his death at the age of 2. We are so lucky to be blessed with our beautiful kids....

[thefavilles]

If I may comment,

I see that he is able to extend his legs and bend forward fully without having to fold his knees, my son is spastic diplegic and was Never able to do that. His legs were way too spastic to ever be able to do that. Just a bit of my input. The low upper tone is different from what i've seen too.

[tinkwink92]

Like I said in the other video, this looks like Spatic & ataxic Quadriplegia. RegBrigidMom, my sister has spastic quadriplegia, and she used her hands very much like Jack here when she was smaller...so He could fall into the quad. I'm pretty sure that he's spastic/ataxic and quadriplegic. :)

[RegBrigidMom]

Aside from the fact that he is absolutely gorgoeus, I have an idea or two. What I see with Jack is 1) he has too many calm moments (not moving) for him to seem truly athetoid. He uses his hands well (and really loves the tag on his bib :), so likely would not fit into a quad presentation, my guess, if they finally classify his CP, would be very much similar to my daughter - mixed type spastic/ataxic diplegia with upper extremity overflow. I'm just guessing, though.