Cerebral palsy (CP): management
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Cerebral palsy (CP): management. Maldevelopments, Prominent white matter injury, Prominent grey matter injury. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain: features
- Maldevelopments
- Prominent white matter injury
- Prominent grey matter injury
- Other abnormalities
Electroencephalography (EEG)
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Screening
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Metabolic and genetic tests: indications
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Prevention
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Treatment of dystonia
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Treatments of spasticity
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Investigational treatments
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References
- Ashwal S, Russman BS, Blasco PA, et al. Practice parameter: diagnostic assessment of the child with cerebral palsy: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society. Neurology 2004; 62:851-863.
- Aisen ML, Kerkovich D, Mast J, et al. Cerebral palsy: clinical care and neurological rehabilitation. Lancet Neurol 2011; 10:844-852.
- Himmelmann K, Horber V, De La Cruz J, et al. MRI classification system (MRICS) for children with cerebral palsy: development, reliability, and recommendations. Dev Med Child Neurol 2017; 59:57-64.
- Patel DR, Neelakantan M, Pandher K, Merrick J. Cerebral palsy in children: a clinical overview. Transl Pediatr 2020; 9(Suppl 1):S125-S135.
- Fehlings D, Brown L, Harvey A, et al. Pharmacological and neurosurgical interventions for managing dystonia in cerebral palsy: a systematic review. Dev Med Child Neurol 2018; 60:356-366.
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