An Algorithm for Identifying and Classifying Cerebral Palsy in Young Children
An Algorithm for Identifying and Classifying Cerebral Palsy in Young Children
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.04.013
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发表时间:
2008-10-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Leviton, Alan
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作者:
Kuban, Karl C. K.;Allred, Elizabeth N.;Leviton, Alan
Objective To develop an algorithm on the basis of data obtained with a reliable, standardized neurological examination and report the prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP) subtypes (disparesis, hemiparesis, and quadriparesis) in a cohort of 2-year-old children born before 28 weeks gestation.Study design We compared children with CP subtypes on extent of handicap and frequency of microcephaly, cognitive impairment, and screening positive for autism.Results Of the 1056 children examined, 11.4% (120) were given an algorithm-based classification of CP. Of these children, 31% had disparesis. 17% had hemiparesis, and 52% had quadriparesis. Children with quadriparesis were 9 times more likely than children with diparesis (76% versus 8%) to be more highly impaired and 5 times more likely than children with diparesis to be microcephalic (43% versus 8%). They were more than twice as likely as children with diparesis to have a score