OBJECTIVE Racial and ethnic disparities in cerebral palsy have been documented, but the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. We determined whether low birth weight accounts for ethnic disparities in the prevalence of cerebral palsy and whether socioeconomic factors impact cerebral palsy within racial and ethnic groups. METHODS In a retrospective cohort of 6.2 million births in Californi...

The burden of cerebral palsy in Pakistan: an insight into demographic and preventive plan

Between 23%-46% of children with cerebral palsy experience sleep problems. Many of the sensory-motor and cognitive features of cerebral palsy (such as immobility, pain, and seizures) act as predisposing factors for sleep problems in this population. This paper presents the background related to the etiology and consequences of sleep problems in children with cerebral palsy. The relationship bet...

Penerimaan orang tua terhadap anak penyandang disabilitas cerebral palsy meliputi pemberian kasih sayang, perhatian, dan kesempatan dari kepada anak. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui: 1) Karakteristik subjek, 2) Pemberian 3) 4) kesempatan, 5) Harapan subjek penerimaan tua. Metode yang digunakan metode kualitatif. Sumber data sumber primer sekunder. Teknik pengumpulan wawancara mend...

Cerebral palsy is a leading cause of physical impairment worldwide. Community support and acceptance influence the opportunities people with cerebral have to participate in all areas life, but very little known about general community’s understanding palsy. This study investigated knowledge perceptions Australian community. A sample 1,217 adults responded an open-ended question: ‘What first thi...

Cerebral palsy short for cerebral palsy, is caused by non-progressive brain injury such as immature brain, congenital developmental defects or injury. The main manifestations are motor and postural abnormalities. In this paper, we analyze the advantages shortcomings compiling literature related to treatment of children with Tui Na in recent years. We summarize mechanism basic manipulation techn...

BACKGROUND Children and adolescents with cerebral palsy suffer from higher levels of pain than their peers without disability. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of pain on health-related quality of life and motor function in individuals with cerebral palsy as reported by health professionals. METHODS Cross-sectional study carried out in Associations for Care of Individuals with ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this work was to study risk factors and neuroimaging characteristics of cerebral palsy in term and near-term infants. PATIENTS AND METHODS Among a cohort of 334,339 infants > or = 36 weeks' gestation born at Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program in northern California in 1991-2003, we identified infants with cerebral palsy and obtained clinical data from electronic a...

OBJECTIVE To compare: (i) muscle strength, sprint power and maximal aerobic capacity; and (ii) the correlations between these variables in adults with and without cerebral palsy. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS Twenty adults with and 24 without cerebral palsy. METHODS Isometric and isokinetic knee extension strength, sprint power (mean power over the 30s (P30)), peak aerobic power ...