Orthopedic management of children with cerebral palsy is a challenging task. The
presentation is highly variable, ranging from those with mild clinical manifestations to those …

Prematurity, an important risk factor for cerebral palsy, is not diminishing. Critical steps in
development of the cortical brain occur between the 22nd and 36th weeks after conception …

This third edition systematically reviews recent developments in the diagnosis and evidence-
based treatment of cerebral palsy, a consequence of foetal and early infant brain damage …

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a nonprogressive disorder of motion and posture caused by a brain
insult or injury occurring in the period of early brain growth (less than 2 years of age) …

Cerebral palsy describes a wide spectrum of motor problems caused by a nonprogressive
lesion of the developing brain. It is variably associated with a variety of other developmental …

Cerebral palsy typically involves a variety of neuromuscular and musculoskeletal problems.
These problems include spasticity, dystonia, contractures, abnormal bone growth, poor …

Cerebral palsy is a neurologic disorder characterized by a spectrum of motor and cognitive
deficits resulting from insults to the developing brain. The etiologies are numerous and likely …

The International Classification of Functioning, Disabil-ity and Health (ICF) distinguishes
impairments of body structure from activity limitations and participation exclusions. 1 By …

Advances in medical and surgical care over the past 20 years have resulted in children who
formerly would have died at birth or infancy now surviving well into adulthood, many with …

Those concerned with health policy have made it clear that they, and third-party payers, will
favor use of and reimbursement for only those treatments and procedures that can be …