| Cerebral palsy: the whys and hows. | |
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PMID: 22058069 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The descriptive term of cerebral palsy encompasses the largest group of childhood movement disorders. Severity and pattern of clinical involvement varies widely dependent on the area of the central nervous system compromised. A multidisciplinary team approach is vital for all the aspects of management to improve function and minimise disability. From a medical viewpoint, there are two pronged approaches. First a focus on developmental and clinical comorbidities such as communication, behaviour, epilepsy, feeding problems, gastro-oesophageal reflux and infections; and second on specifics of muscle tone, motor control and posture. With regards to the latter, there is an increasing number of available treatments including oral antispasticity and antidystonic medications, injectable botulinum toxin, multilevel orthopaedic and neurosurgical options and a variety of complementary and alternative therapies. |
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Authors:
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Charlie Fairhurst |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-4 |
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Title: Archives of disease in childhood. Education and practice edition Volume: - ISSN: 1743-0593 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-7 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101220684 Medline TA: Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Paediatric Neurosciences, Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's and Saint Thomas' Foundation trust, Kings Health Partners, London SE1 9RT. |
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