The first question that epidemiologists ask about a disease is ''How much?''. Before
resources can be allocated toward the prevention or control of any disease or health …

AIM: To determine the prevalence of cerebral palsy in a specific population. METHODS:
Multiple sources of ascertainment were used to create and maintain a register of all cases of …

OVER the past decade, regular international meetings devoted to the state of the art in the
epidemiology of cerebral palsy have been held: in California in 1987, in Cambridge in 1989 …

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 is a common and significant disorder of motor development, with an
incidence of 2–2.5 per 1000 live births. Despite improvements in antenatal and perinatal …

The term cerebral palsy refers to a range of clinical symptoms, with related service
requirements, resulting from lesions or abnormalities in the brain arising early in life. It is not …

Objective. To determine trends in the prevalence of congenital cerebral palsy (CP) over a 16-
year period for 1-year survivors using a large, population-based surveillance program …

ContextAlthough cerebral palsy (CP) among extremely premature infants has been reported
as a major morbidity outcome, there are difficulties comparing published CP rates from many …

AIMS To report on the epidemiology of cerebral palsy in England and Scotland, to provide
information on the prevalence of cerebral palsy and the severity of the disability or any co …

Purpose. Describing the epidemiology of cerebral palsy (CP), its impairments and risk
factors. Method. Literature review 1965–2004. Search terms: Cerebral palsy, incidence …