Analysis of clinical symptoms of cerebral palsy and head CT

VernacularTitle:脑瘫的临床与头颅CT表现
Author: Gaoqi FENG ; Xueping SHANG ; Xiuzhen LIN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: cerebral palsy, CT scan, etiology
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2001;7(4):168-168
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: ObjectiveTo disuss the relationship of clinical symptoms of cerebral palsy and the morphologie changes of head CT. MethodsHead CT photos of 86 cases of cerebral palsy infants were inspected and analyzed.ResultsAmong 86 cases of cerebral palsy infants 66 cases were abnormal in CT scan, the abnormal rate was 76.7%, in which cerebral atrophy constituted the most part (59.1%) of abnormity. The younger the sufferers were, the higher the abnormal rate reached. Sufferers with suffocation in disease history had the highest CT abnormity rate. In clinical types, sufferers of spasticity had the highest CT abnormity rate. Conclusion Morphologic examination of head CT is vital to diagnose the cause of cerebral palsy, and helps to find pathologic changes early.