Question

question 46 (mandatory) (2 points) listen a patient brings their child with them to your office and you note that the child demonstrates a \scissors - type\ gait with some degree of spasticity of all four limbs. on talking with the patient you discover that the child was born at 28 weeks of pregnancy and spent some months in the neonatal intensive care unit. what is the most likely diagnosis in this child? infantile hemiplegia subacute combined degeneration amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cerebral palsy

Explanation:

Cerebral palsy is often associated with premature birth and can present with spasticity in limbs and abnormal gaits like "scissors - type" gait. Infantile hemiplegia usually affects one side. Subacute combined degeneration is related to vitamin B12 deficiency and not typical in this context. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a neurodegenerative disease that mainly affects adults.

Answer:

D. Cerebral palsy