Seen a lot in knees of children with cp who are ambulatory. This can then cause paralysis of parts of the body. If these seizures are hard to control in child it can affect mental ability. If the brain damage occurs before, during or after birth up to the age of 2 or so then this is considered cerebral palsy. The presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid it sign that there waas fetal distress.
Meconium aspiration can cause hypoxia which can then lead to a later diagnosis of cerebral palsy.
It is a neurological condition characterized by an abnormally small head. Mental Retardation can be associated with this but is not always. Can be used interchangeably wiht microcephaly. Also known as Steinert's disease or Dystrophia Myotonica. This is when you walk on the inner edge of the foot and the ankle is bent inward.