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Early detection of cerebral palsy (CP) risk is possible from 12 weeks corrected gestational age (CGA) using standardised assessments; however, up to half of children at risk are not referred early, missing out on early intervention. We investigated the barriers and facilitators to accessing early intervention from the perspective of parents of children who did not receive services by 6 months CGA.
General movements (GMs) are part of the spontaneous movement repertoire and are present from early fetal life onwards up to age five months. GMs are connected to infants' neurological development and can be qualitatively assessed via the General Movement Assessment. In particular, between the age of three to five months, typically developing infants produce fidgety movements and their absence provides strong evidence for the presence of cerebral palsy.
Cerebral palsy is not only the result of birth trauma and the lack of oxygen supply during delivery.
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.
This reconstructed total population cohort paper investigates the relationship between cerebral palsy & pregnancy induced hypertension.
The Australian Spasticity Assessment Scale complies with the definition of spasticity and is clinically feasible in paediatric settings
This paper is a timely reminder that we must recognise infants at high risk of cerebral palsy earlier using evidence-based assessments.