Cerebral palsy: current opinions on definition, epidemiology, risk factors, classification and treatment options

M Sadowska, B Sarecka-Hujar… - … disease and treatment, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most frequent causes of motor disability in children.
According to the up-to-date definition, CP is a group of permanent disorders of the …

Motor abnormalities and epilepsy in infants and children with evidence of congenital Zika virus infection

A Pessoa, V van der Linden, M Yeargin-Allsopp… - …, 2018 - publications.aap.org
Initial reports of congenital Zika virus (ZIKV) infection focused on microcephaly at birth with
severe brain anomalies; the phenotype has broadened to include microcephaly that …

Susceptibility of immature and adult brains to seizure effects

SR Haut, J Veliškova, SL Moshé - The Lancet Neurology, 2004 - thelancet.com
The extent that status epilepticus (SE), but also brief seizures, affects neuronal structure and
function has been the subject of much clinical and experimental research. There is a …

Epilepsy and autism severity: a study of 6,975 children

JB Ewen, AR Marvin, K Law, PH Lipkin - Autism Research, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Epilepsy is known to occur in a higher‐than‐expected proportion of individuals with autism
spectrum disorders (ASDs). Prior studies of this heterogeneous disorder have suggested …

Risk factors for epilepsy in children with cerebral palsy

N Zelnik, M Konopnicki, O Bennett-Back… - European Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
The purpose of the study was to identify predictive risk factors for epilepsy among children
with cerebral palsy. We conducted a retrospective study of the clinical characteristics of …

Epilepsy and cerebral palsy: characteristics and trends in children born in 1976–1998

E Sellier, P Uldall, E Calado, S Sigurdardottir… - european journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Although epilepsy is common in children with cerebral palsy (CP), no data
exists on prevalence rates of CP and epilepsy. AIMS: To describe epilepsy in children with …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of oral health behaviors on dental caries in children with intellectual disabilities in Guangzhou, China

Z Liu, D Yu, W Luo, J Yang, J Lu, S Gao, W Li… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Dental care is consistently reported as one of the primary medical needs of children with
disabilities (IDC). The aim of the present study was to explore the influence of oral health …

Comorbidities and clinical determinants of outcome in children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy

S Venkateswaran, MI Shevell - Developmental Medicine & …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to determine the major comorbidities in patients with spastic
quadriplegic (SQ) cerebral palsy (CP) and their possible clinical associations. Medical …

Epilepsy in children with cerebral palsy: a data linkage study

A Szpindel, KA Myers, P Ng, M Dorais… - … Medicine & Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To compare the prevalence of epilepsy in children with cerebral palsy (CP) to peer
controls and their differences in healthcare utilization. Method The Quebec CP registry was …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of risk factors for epilepsy in pediatric patients with cerebral palsy

M Sadowska, B Sarecka-Hujar, I Kopyta - Brain Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a set of etiologically diverse symptoms that change with the child's
age. It is one of the most frequent causes of motor disability in children. CP occurs at a …