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Surgical correction of equinus deformity in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review

Posted on June 30th 2010

Conclusions  Cerebral palsy subtype (hemiplegia versus diplegia) and age at index surgery were the two most important variables for determining
the outcome of surgery for equinus deformity in cerebral palsy. Despite the great emphasis on differences in surgical procedures,
there was less evidence to support the type of operation in relation to outcome.

Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original Clinical ArticleDOI 10.1007/s11832-010-0268-4Authors
Benjamin J. Shore, Children’s Hospital Boston Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 300 Longwood Avenue Boston MA 02115 USANathan White, The Royal Children’s Hospital Flemington Road Parkville VIC 3052 AustraliaH. Kerr Graham, The Royal Children’s Hospital Flemington Road Parkville VIC 3052 Australia

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Developmental Coordination Disorder and cerebral palsy: Categories or a continuum?

Posted on June 28th 2010

Authors: Pearsall-Jones JG, Piek JP, Levy F
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a movement disorder affecting between 1.7% and 6% of children aged 5-11years. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition Text Revision codes DCD as an Axis I Clinical Disorder. If there is neurological involvement, as is the case for cerebral palsy, the movement disorder would be coded as an Axis III General Medical Condition. What little is known of the aetiology of DCD implicates neurological involvement. In a previous co-twin control study of monozygotic twins concordant and discordant for DCD, seven of the nine twins who met criteria for DCD on the McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development experienced perinatal oxygen perfusion problems, while another exper…



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Almost a fifth of children admitted to Dutch hospitals have acute or chronic malnutrition; risk factors include underlying disease and non-white ethnicity

Posted on June 28th 2010

(Source: Evidence-Based Nursing)



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Stem cells offer hope in CP battle

Posted on June 27th 2010

Durham – A Duke University physician believes the key to curing, or at least lessening the severity of, cerebral palsy lies within cord blood stem cells, and she has begun a clinical trial to find out if that is true. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)



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Stem cells offer hope in CP battle

Posted on June 27th 2010

Durham – A Duke University physician believes the key to curing, or at least lessening the severity of, cerebral palsy lies within cord blood stem cells, and she has begun a clinical trial to find out if that is true. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)



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