Cerebral Palsy - Mortality
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Health, mortality, and wellness issues in adults with cerebral palsy.

29 Sep 2009 For many years, children with cerebral palsy (CP) and their parents have been told that health and functional status stabilize by early adulthood. However, adults with CP report ongoing health conditions and aging and secondary conditions that are ... Read more...

Cerebral palsy and aging.

29 Sep 2009 Cerebral palsy (CP), the most common major disabling motor disorder of childhood, is frequently thought of as a condition that affects only children. Deaths in children with CP, never common, have in recent years become very rare, unless the child ... Read more...

Trends in prevalence and characteristics of cerebral palsy among Icelandic children born 1990 to 2003.

29 Apr 2009 AIM: To describe trends in cerebral palsy (CP) prevalence, severity, and associated impairments among 139 Icelandic children (65 males, 74 females) born from 1990 to 1996 (period one) and 1997 to 2003 (period two). METHOD: A population-based study ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cerebral Palsy - Mortality'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Health, mortality, and wellness issues in adults with cerebral palsy. 29 Sep 2009
• Cerebral palsy and aging. 29 Sep 2009
• Trends in prevalence and characteristics of cerebral palsy among Icelandic children born 1990 to 2003. 29 Apr 2009
• [Extreme prematurity: comparison of outcome at 5 years depending on gestational age below or above 26 weeks] 26 Apr 2009
• Impact of postnatal corticosteroid use on neurodevelopment at 18 to 22 months' adjusted age: effects of dose, timing, and risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low birth weight infants. 7 Feb 2009
• Magnesium sulphate for women at risk of preterm birth for neuroprotection of the fetus. 19 Jan 2009
• Antenatal antecedents and the impact of obstetric care in the etiology of cerebral palsy. 29 Nov 2008
• Cerebral palsy and newborn care: I, II, and III (1981). 29 Nov 2008
• [Effect of magnesium sulphate on mortality and neurologic morbidity of the very-preterm newborn (of less than 33 weeks) with two-year neurological outcome: results of the prospective PREMAG trial] 9 Mar 2008
• Prognosis of neonatal seizures: "It's the etiology, Stupid"--or is it? 4 Nov 2007
• Intrauterine growth and survival in cerebral palsy. 10 Sep 2007
• Magnesium sulphate for women at risk of preterm birth for neuroprotection of the fetus. 16 Jul 2007
• Survival in cerebral palsy in the last 20 years: signs of improvement? 30 Jan 2007
• 'Striving officiously to keep alive'? 30 Jan 2007
• Trends in cerebral palsy among infants of very low birthweight (<1500 g) or born prematurely (<32 weeks) in 16 European centres: a database study. 4 Jan 2007
• Magnesium sulphate given before very-preterm birth to protect infant brain: the randomised controlled PREMAG trial*. 2 Dec 2006
• Rates of neonatal death and cerebral palsy associated with fetal growth restriction among very low birthweight infants. A temporal analysis. 31 May 2006
• Cerebral palsy life expectancy. 30 May 2006
• Trends in the prevalence of cerebral palsy in Northern Ireland, 1981-1997. 30 May 2006
• UKCP: a collaborative network of cerebral palsy registers in the United Kingdom. 21 Mar 2006

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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