Cerebral palsy: what parents and doctors want to know

doi:10.1136/bmj.326.7396.970

BMJ 2003;326:970-974 ( 3 May )

Clinical review

Cerebral palsy: what parents and doctors want to know

Peter Rosenbaum, professor of paediatrics.

CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 1C7

rosenbau@mcmaster.ca

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Cerebral palsy is a physical impairment that affects the development of movement. Impairment can vary considerably and notwo people with cerebral palsy are affected in exactly the sameway. The problems that children and adults with cerebral palsyface, including discrimination, are often similar

Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood. Children with cerebral palsy usually survive into adulthood,and the condition is often poorly understood in adulthood. Recognisingand managing cerebral palsy's many important comorbidities isas important as treating the motor disabilities. Recent advancesin the understanding of cerebral palsy include new ways of thinkingabout disability; recognition of causal pathways; and improvementsin measurement, classification, and prognostication. Challengesinclude ensuring the wellbeing of families as well as children;tackling the issues faced lifelong by people with cerebral palsy;and the continuing need for primary, secondary, and tertiary preventionof the effects of cerebral . . . [Full text of this article]

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