Epilepsy in cerebral palsy

SJ Wallace - Developmental medicine and child neurology, 2001 - cambridge.org
The heightened risk of epilepsy in cerebral palsy (CP) was recognized by Freud more than
100 years ago. His descriptions of the characteristics of the seizures indicate his …

Spasticity, dyskinesia and ataxia in cerebral palsy: are we sure we can differentiate them?

H Eggink, D Kremer, OF Brouwer, MF Contarino… - european journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Cerebral palsy (CP) can be classified as spastic, dyskinetic, ataxic or combined.
Correct classification is essential for symptom-targeted treatment. This study aimed to …

Proposed new definition of cerebral palsy does not solve any of the problems of existing definitions

N Badawi, I Novak, S McIntyre, K Edwards… - … medicine and child …, 2006 - cambridge.org
'Absence of reference to progressive musculoskeletal pathology in definition of cerebral
palsy'SIR–The authors of the Proposed Definition and Classification of Cerebral Palsy1 are …

Behavioural problems of 8-year-old children with and without intellectual disability

A Taanila, H Ebeling, U Heikura… - Journal of pediatric …, 2003 - thieme-connect.com
The aim was to study the prevalence of behavioural and emotional problems among 8-year-
old children with intellectual disability (ID) and to compare their results to those obtained …

Mental health disorders, participation, and bullying in children with cerebral palsy

DG Whitney, MD Peterson… - … medicine & child …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To examine how social factors might mitigate the elevated risk of mental health
disorders in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method This cross‐sectional study included 6 …

Determinants of gross motor function of young children with cerebral palsy: a prospective cohort study

DJ Bartlett, LA Chiarello, SW Mccoy… - … Medicine & Child …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of this study was to test a model of determinants of gross motor function of
young children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method Four hundred and twenty‐nine children …

Neuroimpairments, activity performance, and participation in children with cerebral palsy mainstreamed in elementary schools

R Schenker, WJ Coster, S Parush - Developmental medicine and …, 2005 - cambridge.org
Participation and activity performance (motor and cognitive or behavioural) were examined
in 148 children with cerebral palsy (CP; 87 males, 61 females; mean age 9y 8mo, SD 1y …

Pervasive developmental disorders in individuals with cerebral palsy

A Kilincaslan, NM Mukaddes - Developmental Medicine & Child …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the present study was to describe the prevalence and associated factors of
pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), including autistic disorder and PDD not …

Cerebral palsy in a total population of 4–11 year olds in southern Sweden. Prevalence and distribution according to different CP classification systems

L Westbom, G Hagglund, E Nordmark - BMC pediatrics, 2007 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP)
as well as to characterize the CP population, its participation in a secondary prevention …

Quality of life in parents of children with cerebral palsy: is it influenced by the child's behaviour?

DM Romeo, M Cioni, A Distefano, LR Battaglia… - …, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
The aims of the present study were: to examine the quality of life (QOL) of parents of children
with cerebral palsy (CP) and to establish the possible effect of behaviour problems on their …