Which finding should cause the nurse to suspect a diagnosis of spastic cerebral palsy?

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Spastic cerebral palsy,the most common type of cerebral palsy,will manifest with hypertonicity and increased deep tendon reflexes.The child's muscles are very tight and any stimuli may cause a sudden jerking movement.Tremulous movements are characteristic of rigid/tremor/atonic cerebral palsy.Slow,writhing,uncontrolled,involuntary movements occur with athetoid or dyskinetic cerebral palsy.Clumsy movements,loss of coordination,equilibrium,and kinesthetic sense occur in ataxic cerebral palsy.

Which Finding Should Cause the Nurse to Suspect a Diagnosis