The objectives of clinical trials are to determine the benefits and risks of interventions or
therapies. This may involve comparison of one treatment with another existing treatment …

The classification of cerebral palsy (CP) remains a challenge; hence the presence of so
many classifications and a lack of consensus. Each classification used alone is incomplete …

The term'cerebral palsy'(CP) enjoys considerable familiarity in the professional and lay
literature. Most health professionals and many lay people think they know what it means …

Epidemiologists and clinicians should use the same broad definition and classification of
cerebral palsy (CP). As clinicians make the diagnosis, they should lead on classification but …

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a clinical entity that encompasses different cerebral disorders. This
affection is very frequent in the general population and manifests mostly with severe …

Cerebral palsy (CP) is not an aetiological diagnosis, but a clinical descriptive term. Children
present with a wide range of impairments that must include motor manifestations, although …

Interobserver variation in diagnosis is thought to be an important source of bias in studies of
cerebral palsy. Kappa (K) statistics were used as a measure of interobserver diagnostic …

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 …

The occurrence of the International Workshop on Definition and Classification of Cerebral
Palsy, in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, July 2004, was an encouraging sign of progress …

Approximately 50 years ago, interest in cerebral palsy increased, and the current definitions
and classification were developed. The interplay among the dimensions of significant …