Cerebral palsy: classification and epidemiology

AT Pakula, KVN Braun… - Physical Medicine and …, 2009 - pmr.theclinics.com
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability of childhood. A recent publication
from the Autism and Developmental Disability Monitoring (ADDM) CP Network sponsored by …

Common medical comorbidities associated with cerebral palsy

DW Pruitt, T Tsai - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics, 2009 - pmr.theclinics.com
The 2004 International Workshop of Definition and Classification of Cerebral Palsy definition
includes the following:''The motor disorders of cerebral palsy are often accompanied by …

Epidemiology of cerebral palsy

C Cans, J De-la-Cruz, MA Mermet - Paediatrics and child health, 2008 - Elsevier
Definition of cerebral palsy (CP) has become more precise in recent years and, even if CP
remains an umbrella term, a simple classification system for CP types has been proposed …

Cerebral palsy: classification and etiology

G Bialik, U Givon - Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica, 2009 - dergipark.org.tr
Cerebral palsy (CP), a common condition of abnormalities in the brain, arises early in life.
Since the term was first introduced in 1843, many authors have tried to define and classify …

The definition and classification of cerebral palsy: are we any further ahead in 2006?

P Rosenbaum - NeoReviews, 2006 - publications.aap.org
1. Discuss the new proposed definition of cerebral palsy (CP). 2. Delineate the age at which
the diagnosis of CP can be made. 3. Address the developmental disability aspects of CP. 4 …

The epidemiology of cerebral palsy: incidence, impairments and risk factors

E Odding, ME Roebroeck, HJ Stam - Disability and rehabilitation, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. Describing the epidemiology of cerebral palsy (CP), its impairments and risk
factors. Method. Literature review 1965–2004. Search terms: Cerebral palsy, incidence …

[PDF][PDF] A report: the definition and classification of cerebral palsy April 2006

P Rosenbaum, N Paneth, A Leviton… - Dev Med Child …, 2007 - bobathterapistleri.org
For a variety of reasons, the definition and the clawification of cerebral palsy (CP) need to be
reconsidered. Modern brain imaging techniques have shed new light on the nature of the …

Adults with cerebral palsy: a workshop to define the challenges of treating and preventing secondary musculoskeletal and neuromuscular complications in this rapidly …

LL Tosi, N Maher, DW Moore… - … Medicine & Child …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Although the neurological injury associated with cerebral palsy (CP) is non‐progressive,
adults with the disorder often develop musculoskeletal and neurological symptoms, such as …

Cerebral palsy registries

C Cans, G Surman, V McManus, D Coghlan… - Seminars in pediatric …, 2004 - Elsevier
Cerebral palsy (CP) registers appear to be appropriate tools for answering questions
regarding the prevalence and characteristics of this common childhood disability. Registers …

What constitutes cerebral palsy?

N Badawi, L Watson, B Petterson, E Blair… - … Medicine & Child …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a term of convenience applied to a group of motor disorders of central
origin defined by clinical description. It is not a diagnosis in that its application infers nothing …