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We know from research that the risk of death from respiratory disease is 14 times higher for adults with cerebral palsy than for other adults. Respiratory disease is the most common cause of premature death in children and young people with cerebral palsy and one of the main causes of hospitalisation.
The most common cause of morbidity and mortality in children with severe cerebral palsy (CP) is respiratory disease. BREATHE-CP (Better REspiratory and Airway Treatment and HEalth in Cerebral Palsy) is a multidisciplinary research team who have conducted research on the risk factors associated with CP respiratory disease, a systematic review on management and a Delphi study on the development of a consensus for the prevention and management of respiratory disease in CP.
Accumulating evidence of the role of genetic variation in CP aetiology suggests that individuals with CP should undergo genomic testing as part of their diagnostic workup
Epidemiology of CP aims to describe the frequency of the condition in a population and to monitor its changes over time
An estimated half of all children with cerebral palsy also have comorbid intellectual disability, the domains of QOL for these children are not well understood
The intervention group improved in goal performance, proprioception, and bimanual hand use and maintained improvement at 6-mo follow-up.
We have identified that CP registers often do not have quality data on congenital anomalies, necessitating linkage with congenital anomaly registers.
A downward trend in rates of CP in those born extremely preterm was evident over at least three consecutive periods across all three regions.
These findings will facilitate harmonization of data and collaborative research efforts, which are so necessary on account of the heterogeneity and...
Indigenous infants have a higher risk of CP than non-Indigenous infants, especially postneonatal CP.