Pathology of the muscle fibers spastic form of cerebral palsy

Nikonov Nikolai Borisovich, Nikonova Liliya Aleksandrovna

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common neurological cause of disability in children, 80% of which falls on the spastic form. The reasons for the formation of contractures in spastic forms are not fully clear. The article discusses histological, biochemical and other changes in muscle fiber in cerebral palsy, having pathophysiological significance in the formation of contractures as the child develops. The development of pathologies in spastic forms of cerebral palsy are not explained by one mechanism, but are a set of violations of both Central control of movement and fixation of posture and structural changes in muscles.

Keywords:muscle fiber; spasticity; contracture; cerebral palsy