Title
An algorithm for identifying and classifying cerebral palsy in young children
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Pediatrics
Publication Date
2008-10-07
Document Type
Article
Subjects
*Algorithms; CD-ROM; Cerebral Palsy; Child, Preschool; Comorbidity; Hemiplegia; Humans; Microcephaly; Neurologic Examination; Prevalence; Quadriplegia
Disciplines
Pediatrics
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To develop an algorithm on the basis of data obtained with a reliable, standardized neurological examination and report the prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP) subtypes (diparesis, hemiparesis, and quadriparesis) in a cohort of 2-year-old children born before 28 weeks gestation.
STUDY DESIGN: We compared children with CP subtypes on extent of handicap and frequency of microcephaly, cognitive impairment, and screening positive for autism.
RESULTS: Of the 1056 children examined, 11.4% (120) were given an algorithm-based classification of CP. Of these children, 31% had diparesis, 17% had hemiparesis, and 52% had quadriparesis. Children with quadriparesis were 9 times more likely than children with diparesis (76% versus 8%) to be more highly impaired and 5 times more likely than children with diparesis to be microcephalic (43% versus 8%). They were more than twice as likely as children with diparesis to have a score <70 on the mental scale of the BSID-II>(75% versus 34%) and had the highest rate of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers positivity (76%) compared with children with diparesis (30%) and children without CP (18%).
CONCLUSION: We developed an algorithm that classifies CP subtypes, which should permit comparison among studies. Extent of gross motor dysfunction and rates of co-morbidities are highest in children with quadriparesis and lowest in children with diparesis.
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.04.013
Source
J Pediatr. 2008 Oct;153(4):466-72. Epub 2008 Jun 2. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
The Journal of pediatrics
Related Resources
PubMed ID
18534210
Repository Citation
Kuban KC, Allred EN, O'Shea MA, Paneth N, Pagano M, Leviton A, ELGAN Study Cerebral Palsy-Algorithm Group, Bream R, Adair R, Miller A. (2008). An algorithm for identifying and classifying cerebral palsy in young children. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.04.013. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/peds_devbeh/10
Comments
Richard Bream, Robin Adair, and Alice Miller are members of the ELGAN Study Cerebral Palsy-Algorithm Group.