Complications of 195 Children with Cerebral Palsy
- VernacularTitle:195例脑性瘫痪儿童合并症分析
- Author:
Hua ZHENG
;
Xiao-hui WANG
;
Tong-li HAN
;
Liping ZOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cerebral palsy, complications, rehabilitation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2006;12(10):837-838
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo analyze the complications of cerebral palsy (CP) children.Methods195 CP children (113 boys and 82 girls, 7 months to 11 years old) were examined by electroencephalogram, eye consultation, auditory brainstem response and Gesell developmental schedule except routine examinations to detect the complications.Results27(13.8%) CP children had motor delay as the only sign. 168 CP children had one or more complications, 168(86.2%) cases with mental retardation, 92(47.2%) cases with visual disability, 40(20.5%) cases with growth delay, 25( 12.8 %) cases with epilepsy, 12(6.2%) cases with hearing disability, 11(5.6%) cases with microcephaly, 3(1.5%) cases with abnormal behavior. 15(7.7%) cases of CP children had at least two kinds of complications, 123(63.1%) cases had three kinds of complications, 30(15.4%) cases had four kinds of complications.ConclusionMost of the CP children have one or more complications.
