Cerebral Palsy - Classification
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Cerebral palsy: classification and epidemiology.

30 Jul 2009 This article reviews the historical background, classification, and etiology of cerebral palsy (CP), the most common motor disability of childhood. The various methods employed to measure the prevalence of CP in the population are examined. Causes ... Read more...

Drooling of saliva in children with cerebral palsy-etiology, prevalence, and relationship to salivary flow rate in an Indian population.

29 Jun 2009 The prevalence of drooling, the impact of various etiological factors on its severity, and its relationship to salivary flow rate were assessed in 113 individuals with cerebral palsy (CP). In this study, there were 74 males and 39 females with an ... Read more...

Comorbidities in cerebral palsy and their relationship to neurologic subtype and GMFCS level.

14 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: Utilizing a population-based registry, the burden of comorbidity was ascertained in a sample of children with cerebral palsy and stratified according to both neurologic subtype and functional capability with respect to gross motor skills. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cerebral Palsy - Classification'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cerebral palsy: classification and epidemiology. 30 Jul 2009
• Drooling of saliva in children with cerebral palsy-etiology, prevalence, and relationship to salivary flow rate in an Indian population. 29 Jun 2009
• Hands-on in cerebral palsy research. 29 Jun 2009
• Comorbidities in cerebral palsy and their relationship to neurologic subtype and GMFCS level. 14 Jun 2009
• Trends in prevalence and characteristics of cerebral palsy among Icelandic children born 1990 to 2003. 29 Apr 2009
• A review of cerebral palsy for the oral health professional. 30 Mar 2009
• The relationship of cerebral palsy subtype and functional motor impairment: a population-based study. 9 Mar 2009
• Construct validity of the Capacity Profile in preschool children with cerebral palsy. 9 Mar 2009
• [Cerebral palsy: classification and etiology] 27 Feb 2009
• Long-term effects of botulinum toxin A in children with cerebral palsy. 30 Jan 2009
• Continuous postural management and the prevention of deformity in children with cerebral palsy: an appraisal. 30 Jan 2009
• [Conductive education for children with neurological diseases] 28 Jan 2009
• Classification of manual abilities in children with cerebral palsy under 5 years of age: how reliable is the Manual Ability Classification System? 5 Jan 2009
• Neuropsychologic impairment in bilateral cerebral palsy. 30 Dec 2008
• The impact of adaptive seating devices on the lives of young children with cerebral palsy and their families. 30 Dec 2008
• Use of the Gross Motor Function Classification System in infants with cerebral palsy. 30 Dec 2008
• Neuroimaging for cerebral palsy. 30 Dec 2008
• Current and future uses of the Gross Motor Function Classification System. 29 Nov 2008
• Establishing the diagnosis of cerebral palsy. 29 Nov 2008
• Causative factors in cerebral palsy. 29 Nov 2008

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Technical information about 'Cerebral Palsy'

Definition: A heterogeneous group of nonprogressive motor disorders caused by chronic brain injuries that originate in the prenatal period, perinatal period, or first few years of life. The four major subtypes are spastic, athetoid, ataxic, and mixed cerebral palsy, with spastic forms being the most common. The motor disorder may range from difficulties with fine motor control to severe spasticity (see MUSCLE SPASTICITY) in all limbs. Spastic diplegia (Little disease) is the most common subtype, and is characterized by spasticity that is more prominent in the legs than in the arms. Pathologically, this condition may be associated with LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR. (From Dev Med Child Neurol 1998 Aug;40(8):520-7)

Descriptor UI: D002547

Alternative terms: Cerebral Palsy; CP (Cerebral Palsy); Cerebral Palsy, Atonic; Atonic Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy, Hypotonic; Hypotonic Cerebral Palsies; Hypotonic Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy, Congenital; Congenital Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic, Infantile; Diplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy; Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic; Cerebral Palsy, Dystonic-Rigid; Cerebral Palsies, Dystonic-Rigid; Cerebral Palsy, Dystonic Rigid; Dystonic-Rigid Cerebral Palsies; Dystonic-Rigid Cerebral Palsy; Monoplegic Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsies, Monoplegic; Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic; Monoplegic Cerebral Palsies; Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic, Infantile; Monoplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy; Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic; Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegic, Infantile; Quadriplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy; Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegic; Cerebral Palsy, Rolandic Type; Rolandic Type Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy, Spastic; Spastic Cerebral Palsies; Spastic Cerebral Palsy; Little Disease; Little's Disease; Spastic Diplegia; Diplegias, Spastic; Spastic Diplegias; Diplegia, Spastic; Cerebral Palsy, Athetoid; Athetoid Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsies, Athetoid; Cerebral Palsy, Dyskinetic; Cerebral Palsies, Dyskinetic; Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy, Mixed; Mixed Cerebral Palsies; Mixed Cerebral Palsy;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.140.140.254;

Technical Notes: do not index under MUSCLE SPASTICITY unless especially discussed & then only NIM