Title |
Australian Cerebral Palsy Child Study: protocol of a prospective population based study of motor and brain development of preschool aged children with cerebral palsy
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Published in |
BMC Neurology, June 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2377-13-57 |
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Authors |
Roslyn N Boyd, Rachel Jordan, Laura Pareezer, Anne Moodie, Christine Finn, Belinda Luther, Evyn Arnfield, Aaron Pym, Alex Craven, Paula Beall, Kelly Weir, Megan Kentish, Meredith Wynter, Robert Ware, Michael Fahey, Barry Rawicki, Lynne McKinlay, Andrea Guzzetta |
Abstract |
Cerebral palsy (CP) results from a static brain lesion during pregnancy or early life and remains the most common cause of physical disability in children (1 in 500). While the brain lesion is static, the physical manifestations and medical issues may progress resulting in altered motor patterns. To date, there are no prospective longitudinal studies of CP that follow a birth cohort to track early gross and fine motor development and use Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to determine the anatomical pattern and likely timing of the brain lesion. Existing studies do not consider treatment costs and outcomes. This study aims to determine the pathway(s) to motor outcome from diagnosis at 18 months corrected age (c.a.) to outcome at 5 years in relation to the nature of the brain lesion (using structural MRI). |
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Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
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Canada | 3 | <1% |
Israel | 1 | <1% |
Zimbabwe | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Denmark | 1 | <1% |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 38 | 12% |
Researcher | 35 | 11% |
Student > Postgraduate | 26 | 8% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 33 | 11% |
Psychology | 32 | 10% |
Neuroscience | 18 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 5% |
Other | 45 | 15% |
Unknown | 75 | 24% |