… The development of spasticity with age in children with cerebral palsy (CP) has, to our
knowledge, not been studied before. In 1994, a register and a health care program for children …

… This study covers a total population of children and young people with CP in a specified
geographical area who were followed prospectively over 15 years, which is a strength of this …

… Understanding trends in the prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP) is important in evaluating
primary prevention efforts and in … Prenatal and perinatal factors in the etiology of cerebral palsy. …

… in patients with cerebral palsy than in the general population. Cerebral palsy is characterized
… In 2001, the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation estimated that 764,000 children and adults …

… This paper determined the current birth prevalence of cerebral palsy in high-… population-based
data, and the population in which they either were born (total live births) or resided (total …

… 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 programme (CPUP…

… In the Swedish longitudinal study of a population of children with cerebral palsy, spasticity
increased until 4 years of age and then decreased each year until 12 years of age 161 . As …

… In conclusion, in this total population of children with CP, the risk of scoliosis increased
with GMFCS level and age. Children in GMFCS levels I–II had almost no risk of developing …

Aims The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive update on (1) the overall prevalence
of cerebral palsy ( CP ); (2) the prevalence of CP in relation to birthweight; and (3) the …

… Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical
disability in childhood,1 but it is not purely a disability of childhood as most people with CP …