objectives: findings demonstrated that parent of children with cerebral palsy experience elevated level of distress, depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress symptom and subjective symptom of stress. depression is a common condition that typically has a relapsing course. effective interventions targeting relapse have the potential to dramatically reduce the point prevalence of the condition. m...

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that pre-eclampsia is a risk factor for cerebral palsy mediated through preterm birth and being born small for gestational age. DESIGN Population based cohort study. SETTING Clinical data from the Norwegian Cerebral Palsy Registry were linked with perinatal data prospectively recorded by the Medical Birth Registry of Norway. PARTICIPANTS All singleton babi...

Observational research suggests that in children with cerebral palsy, the altered arm swing is linked to instability during walking. Therefore, the current study investigates whether children with cerebral palsy use their arms more than typically developing children, to enhance gait stability. Evidence also suggests an influence of walking speed on gait stability. Moreover, previous research hi...

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...