Epidemiology of the cerebral palsies

E Blair, C Cans, E Sellier - Cerebral Palsy: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 2018 - Springer
Epidemiology of CP aims to describe the frequency of the condition in a population and to
monitor its changes over time. Also it studies the determinants of this condition which …

Neonatal interventions for preventing cerebral palsy: an overview of Cochrane Systematic Reviews

E Shepherd, RA Salam, P Middleton… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term that encompasses disorders of movement
and posture attributed to non‐progressive disturbances occurring in the developing foetal or …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of cerebral palsy in Uganda: a population-based study

A Kakooza-Mwesige, C Andrews, S Peterson… - The Lancet Global …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Few population-based studies of cerebral palsy have been done in low-income
and middle-income countries. We aimed to examine cerebral palsy prevalence and …

A special supplement: findings from the Australian Cerebral Palsy Register, birth years 1993 to 2006

H Smithers‐Sheedy, S McIntyre… - … Medicine & Child …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To briefly outline the strengths and limitations of cerebral palsy (CP) registers, and to
report on findings of the Australian Cerebral Palsy Register (ACPR) pertaining to a …

Prevalencia, factores de riesgo y características clínicas de la parálisis cerebral infantil

CIE Diaz, GA Maroto, MC Barrionuevo… - … de Farmacología y …, 2019 - saber.ucv.ve
La parálisis cerebral es la causa más frecuente de discapacidad motora durante la infancia,
comprende una patología heterogénea no progresiva con alteración de los movimientos o …

[HTML][HTML] A critical evaluation of current concepts in cerebral palsy

JE Brandenburg, MJ Fogarty, GC Sieck - Physiology, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Spastic cerebral palsy (CP), despite the name, is not consistently identifiable by specific
brain lesions. CP animal models focus on risk factors for development of CP, yet few …

Public health indicators for cerebral palsy: A European collaborative study of the Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe network

C Arnaud, V Ehlinger, A Perraud… - Paediatric and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Public health indicators (PHIs) play an increasingly important role in
health policy decision‐making. Although cerebral palsy (CP) is the commonest physical …

Prevalence estimate of cerebral palsy in Northern Alberta: births, 2008-2010

CMT Robertson, MF Ricci, K O'Grady… - Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine prevalence estimates of cerebral
palsy (CP) among 5-year-old children in northern Alberta; to provide congenital, gestational …

Deaths in young people aged 0–24 years in the UK compared with the EU15+ countries, 1970–2008: analysis of the WHO Mortality Database

RM Viner, DS Hargreaves, C Coffey, GC Patton, I Wolfe - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Concern is growing that mortality and health in children and young people in
the UK lags behind that of similar countries. Methods We analysed death registry data …

Requirements for and current provision of rehabilitation services for children after severe acquired brain injury in the UK: a population-based study

L Hayes, S Shaw, MS Pearce… - Archives of disease in …, 2017 - adc.bmj.com
Objectives Survival with brain injury is an outcome of severe illness that may be becoming
more common. Provision for children in this situation has received little attention. We sought …