Evaluation of a child with cerebral palsy.
Indian J Pediatr
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2004 Jul; 71(7): 627-34
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-84257
ABSTRACT
Evaluation of a child with cerebral palsy (CP) requires a multidisciplinary approach with a team of professionals comprising of a pediatrician or pediatric neurologist, occupational therapist, a physiotherapist, child psychologist, and a social worker. The assessment is necessary to confirm the diagnosis, determine the cause, assess the motor function and associated problems. The diagnosis of CP is clinical but selected investigations may be required for ascertaining the cause. Evaluation includes assessment for common medical problems of childhood particularly nutritional disorders and assessment of family functioning. Additional disabilities are common. Routine assessment of vision and hearing is required in children with CP. Since CP is a changing disorder, some limitations may not be evident early in life but manifest in the school age or later. The evaluation of a child with CP is an ongoing process and should be a part of continuing care as the child grows from infancy to adolescence.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Physical Examination
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Humans
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Cerebral Palsy
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Disability Evaluation
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Infant
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Muscle Hypertonia
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Nervous System Diseases
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Neurologic Examination
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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