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Cerebral Palsy, Pediatric

Stephen H. Contompasis, MD Reviewed 10/2018
 


BASICS

DESCRIPTION

Cerebral palsy (CP) describes a group of disorders of movement and posture, limiting activity, attributed to nonprogressive underlying brain pathology. The motor disorders of CP are ...

DIAGNOSIS

HISTORY

  • Prenatal

    • Exposure to toxins/drugs

    • Infections or fever

    • HIV/STD risk

    • Vaginal bleeding

    • Abnormal fetal movement

    • Preeclampsia (especially proteinuria)

    • Breech position

    • Poor maternal weight gain

    • Prem...

TREATMENT

  • Family-centered care and coordination in a medical home directed toward optimizing health, activity, and participation

  • Interdisciplinary clinics: services (medical, surgical, therapy) coordin...

ONGOING CARE

FOLLOW-UP RECOMMENDATIONS

  • Requirements for specialty care vary greatly with the degree of disability and impairment. An interdisciplinary clinic setting may be more appropriate for a child...

ADDITIONAL READING

  • Delgado MR, Hirtz D, Aisen M, et al; for Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology, the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society. Practice paramet...

CODES

ICD9

  • 343.9 Infantile cerebral palsy, unspecified

  • 343.0 Congenital diplegia

  • 343.1 Congenital hemiplegia

  • 343.2 Congenital quadriplegia

  • 343.4 Infantile hemiplegia

  • 343.3 Congenital monoplegia

  • 343.8 Other s...

FAQ

  • Q: Is severe clumsiness a form of CP?

  • A: Mild spastic diplegia or hemiplegia may present this way, but tone abnormalities and significant functional impairments distinguish CP from the milder speci...

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