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Clinical Session Proposals

Central Nervous System

Session Name: Aging with Neurologic Conditions: Post-polio Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida

1 - Rehabilitation Care for Adults with Cerebral Palsy

Friday, October 21, 2022

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM ET

Location: 314-317

Speaker(s)

Kristin E. Caldera, DO

Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

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Discuss unique aspects of aging in patients with cerebral palsy, and how physiatrists can monitor and treat these patients. Discuss: changes in mobility and assistive devices, musculoskeletal changes and sources of pain and fatigue, possible surgical interventions as an adult.

Learning Objectives:

Explore the perception of aging and function in adult with Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Investigate the occurrence of pain in adults with CP
Discuss the presentation and incidence of cervical myelopathy