Talk:Spastic diplegia

Merge articles
I am not sure what the difference between spastic diplegia and diplegia is. There are two wikipedia articles and on the diplegia page it says not to be confused with spastic diplegia. If they are the same then I suggest merging the articles. If they are not the same then maybe someone with more knowledge could add a note explaining the difference, as although written different, overall they appear to be much the same when reading.

Technically
Technically the term "able-bodied" isn't the best... It should actually say something like "a person without disabilities." Something minor that I thought I should note. Lyadonna 19:43, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

The disability community, to my knowledge, does use "able-bodied" in discourse, and anyway phrasing it as "a person without disability" would be inaccurate, since everyone has some mental or physical "flaw". 66.65.124.252 06:52, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Baclofen and diazepam
Since baclofen is derived from diazepam, would a person with counterindication (not sure if that's the right English term: a drug causes the symptoms it's supposed to prevent) to diazepam react negatively to baclofen? BPJ 11:18, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Diazepam and baclofen are not, in fact, the same compound. 66.108.161.181 (talk) 08:56, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Brain damage "at birth" -- removing
I'm removing "at birth" and leaving it as "Brain damage prevents..." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.151.73.171 (talk) 15:12, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

on target
The information posted for spastic diplegia is right on target. I can attest to this as I have this form of CP. The problems that you have with this are most accurate posted here, but an additional problem that some may encounter is sciatic nerve problems. My results from my hips being uneven. Therefore, arthritis has set up in my left hip joint. When this becomes inflammed with arthritis pain, swelling will occur in the joint area which will press on the sciatic nerve causing horrible pain. The best way to describe this pain is "a toothache in the back". Anyone that has had toothache pain will definitely relate to your pain. I do have to take pain meds when I have these flare-ups, but overall I consider myself lucky. I can get around alot better than some and will continue as long as physically able. I sympathize with anyone who may have any form of this condition. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Angie35016 (talk • contribs) 21:26, 29 April 2008 (UTC)


 * The reason why the information is so accurate is because I, too, have this condition. I noticed that the main CP article is way too much of a smörgåsbord to allow for the kind of attention that needs to be paid to this most-common form of CP. 69.22.224.180 (talk) 16:29, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

hip problems common
Yes, hip issues are common in spastic diplegia, and arthritis of various sorts-- arthritis and tendonitis of the knees, dislocated hip joints, inflamed tissues, twisted bones and limbs from spasticity-- are also common. The medical community loves to crow about how CP is not progressive, but it is. The effects of the condition means breakdown gets progressively worse over time. The condition itself doesn't have to waste away at the body for the body to be wasting away as a result of the condition. People should stop saying that CP "isn't progressive." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.22.224.180 (talk) 05:03, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

I agree that people should stop saying that CP isn't progressive. That is not true. I myself have spastic diplegia CP and can say that, in fact, it "does" progress. CP is a muscular and cerebral cortex issue within the brain, and can progress in different ways depending on what is most affected by the condition for each individual person. For instance, someone whose foot is deformed by S.P.C.P. would show progression by increased deformation of that foot with the passing of time and without preventive treatment for the limb. Punk reader 00:05, 31 July 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Punk reader (talk • contribs)

When people say CP is not progressive they are referring to the fact that the lesion in the brain which causes CP is static. That is not to say that the lesion will not cause symptoms which change over time - particularly as the nervous system develops in childhood.86.12.139.34 (talk) 17:08, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

rhizotomy
I had my selective dorsal rhizotomy late last month and have been feeling much, much better.. 216.165.126.116 (talk) 10:30, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Major problems with article
This article contains no useful references, and a scan of the literature does not substantiate the statements made in the Background section. Much of the rest of the article simply duplicates material from the cerebral palsy article. Consequently I am going to take the bold step of removing all the unreferenced and duplicative stuff -- meaning almost everything except the lead. Material should not be re-added unless proper WP:MEDRS-compatible references are supplied. Looie496 (talk) 12:53, 9 August 2015 (UTC)