Profile of pediatric patients with cerebral palsy at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Philippine General Hospital
Acta Medica Philippina
;
: 289-299, 2017.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-959866
ABSTRACT
@#<p style="text-align justify;"><strong>OBJECTIVES:
</strong> Data is necessary for a hospital-wide cerebral palsy (CP) profile, this being the leading pediatric diagnosis at the PGH Rehabilitation Medicine Out Patient clinic. This study aims to identify clinical features, severity of disability and common interventions in pediatric CP patients.</p><p style="text-align justify;"><strong>METHODS:
</strong> CP profile data collection forms were accomplished from September 2014 to December 2015.</p><p style="text-align justify;"><strong>PRIMARYRESULTS:
</strong> Among 125participants:
55% were < 5 years old, 47% were delivered vaginally, 42% had perinatal onset of condition, 34% had normal birth weight and 23% were moderately preterm. Most were quadriplegic (36%) and spastic (50%). Primary caregivers were mostly mothers (45%) and</p><p style="text-align justify;"><strong>CONCLUSION:
</strong> A hospital-wide cerebral palsy profile should be established to monitor CP, given its multifactorial cause and complex functional impact. Trends should be correlated with maternal and patient factors, healthcare provision and socioeconomics</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Cerebral Palsy
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Motor Skills
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Acta Medica Philippina
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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