Cerebral Palsy - Epidemiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Scoliosis in cerebral palsy.

29 Sep 2009 Spinal deformity is a common musculoskeletal problem for individuals with cerebral palsy. Severe scoliosis may impair physical function and may be a source of pain. Spine braces and carefully constructed seating arrangements may moderate the ... Read more...

The potential metabolic consequences of cerebral palsy: inferences from the general population and persons with spinal cord injury.

29 Sep 2009 The metabolic consequences of cerebral palsy (CP) have not been reported. The observations and suggestions presented in this article are based on our current knowledge of physiology in the general population and on information on the known metabolic ... Read more...

The role of fitness in health and disease: status of adults with cerebral palsy.

29 Sep 2009 Physical activity has significant health benefits and is positively associated with health-related quality of life and psychosocial functioning. Persons with disability are at particular risk of inactivity. For adults with cerebral palsy (CP), ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cerebral Palsy - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Scoliosis in cerebral palsy. 29 Sep 2009
• The potential metabolic consequences of cerebral palsy: inferences from the general population and persons with spinal cord injury. 29 Sep 2009
• The role of fitness in health and disease: status of adults with cerebral palsy. 29 Sep 2009
• Osteoporosis in adults with cerebral palsy. 29 Sep 2009
• Cerebral palsy lifetime care - four musculoskeletal conditions. 29 Sep 2009
• Cerebral palsy and aging. 29 Sep 2009
• Adults with cerebral palsy: a workshop to define the challenges of treating and preventing secondary musculoskeletal and neuromuscular complications in this rapidly growing population. 29 Sep 2009
• Maternal antenatal complications and the risk of neonatal cerebral white matter damage and later cerebral palsy in children born at an extremely low gestational age. 25 Aug 2009
• Common medical comorbidities associated with cerebral palsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Cerebral palsy: classification and epidemiology. 30 Jul 2009
• Adult outcomes and lifespan issues for people with childhood-onset physical disability. 30 Jul 2009
• Neurodevelopmental disability through 11 years of age in children born before 26 weeks of gestation. 25 Jul 2009
• Short- and long-term outcome in stage 1 twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome treated with laser surgery compared with conservative management. 20 Jul 2009
• Neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years in children born preterm treated by amnioreduction or fetoscopic laser surgery for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome: comparison with dichorionic twins. 13 Jul 2009
• Epidemiology of low bone mineral density and fractures in children with severe cerebral palsy: a systematic review. 6 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
• [Epidemiological study of cerebral palsy in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, during 1977-2000. Part 3: clinical features of cerebral palsy at six years of age] 29 Jun 2009
• [Epidemiological study of cerebral palsy in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, during 1977-2000. Part 2: etiologies and risk factors of cerebral palsy in Shiga prefecture] 29 Jun 2009
• [Epidemiological study of cerebral palsy in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, during 1977-2000. Part 1: incidence pattern of cerebral palsy in Shiga Prefecture with reference to birth weight and gestational age] 29 Jun 2009
• Comorbidities in cerebral palsy and their relationship to neurologic subtype and GMFCS level. 14 Jun 2009

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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