[Verified Answer]: T.M

T.M. is a 3-year-old boy with cerebral palsy (CP) who has been admitted to your unit. He is scheduled for surgery tomorrow morning for a femoral osteotomy and tendon lengthening to stabilize hip joints and to help reduce spasticity. You are orienting the parents to the unit and have a nursing student assisting you. The nursing student asks what the family might have noticed that would indicate CP in T.M. when he was a baby. Which findings will you include in your discussion with the student? Select all that apply. Be prepared to discuss your rationale. Increased irritability Leg scissoring Head lag at 5 months Sitting unassisted at 7 months Positive Moro reflex at 2 months Right-hand preference at 12 months Pincer grasp at 9 months