OBJECTIVE To introduce the Korean Database of Cerebral Palsy (KDCP) and to provide the first report on characteristics of subjects with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS The KDCP is a nationwide database of subjects with CP, which includes a total of 773 subjects. Characteristics such as demography, birth history, onset and type of CP, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, functional ab...

This study quantified the lifetime costs of cerebral palsy (CP) in a register-based setting. It was the first study outside the US to assess the lifetime costs of CP. The lifetime costs attributable to CP were divided into three categories: health care costs, productivity costs, and social costs. The population analysed was retrieved from the Danish Cerebral Palsy Register, which covers the eas...

The purpose of this study is to discuss the challenges of cerebral palsy (CP) management. The paper will discuss CP treatment, patient care & support, clinical processes and patient quality of life as the major challenges of CP management. The paper looks at existing research with the aim of advancing current understanding on the goal, analysis and synthesis of CP. CP treatment; patient care & ...

AIM Cerebral palsy (CP) is a poorly understood disorder with no cure. We determined the landscape of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for CP-related research. METHOD We searched NIH databases Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools Expenditures and Results, and Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization for keywords 'cerebral palsy' among all NIH-funded studies, 2001 to 2013...

 Cerebral palsy (CP) refers to a nonprogressive disease of the brain originating during the prenatal, neonatal, or early postnatal period  Spasticity of motor movement is by far the most common presentation of CP  More subtle manifestations of CP include difficulties with speech, perceptive impairment, urinary incontinence, sensory loss, and difficulties with balance  Treatment may require ...

Cerebral palsy is the most common cause of serious physical disability in childhood. Inadequate physical fitness is one of the major problems in children with cerebral palsy. Various aquatic activities and exercises can improve fitness levels in children with cerebral palsy. The aim of this paper is the analysis of the studies published from 1990 to 2011, which investigate the effects of aquati...

background & objectives : traditional bobath approach (tba) is one of the several methods using in treatment of children with cerebral palsy (cp) who referred to occupational therapy setting. in this study, the effect of tba compared with home program bobath approach (hpba), on the gross motor function (gmf) of children with cp. methods : in this clinical trial, 30 children with cp studied in t...

The central role of trunk control in the gross motor function of children with cerebral palsy: a retrospective cross-sectional study. AIM: Improvement of gross motor function and mobility are primary goals of physical therapy in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between segmental control of the trunk and the corresponding gross moto...

Introduction Cerebral palsy is the manifestation of an injury to the areas of the brain that control voluntary movement. Cerebral palsy is the most prevalent motor disorder in children [9]. Specifically, it occurs in 1.5 to 4 out of 100 births [1]. One of the most difficult aspects of treatment is that, depending on the areas that are damaged, the disorder can manifest in very diverse ways [2]....