Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 117-125, April 2006

Epidemiology of cerebral palsy

Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, P.O. Box 855, West Perth, WA 6872, Australia

published online 12 December 2005.

Summary 

The term cerebral palsy refers to a range of clinical symptoms, with related service requirements, resulting from lesions or abnormalities in the brain arising early in life. It is not a diagnosis; aetiology and pathology are variable. This article discusses the definition and differential classification of cerebral palsy, describes trends in its frequency over time stratified by associated variables, and briefly reviews the most recent findings concerning its aetiology.

Keywords: Cerebral palsy, Epidemiology, Definition, Classification, Trends, Aetiology

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PII: S1744-165X(05)00091-0

doi:10.1016/j.siny.2005.10.010

Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 117-125, April 2006

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