It all started with a clubfoot: Beliefs surrounding cerebral palsy throughout history.

It all started with a clubfoot: Beliefs surrounding cerebral palsy throughout history. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2019 Jun 21;: Authors: Stang KM, King NE, Gaebler-Spira D Abstract Cerebral palsy (CP) has afflicted children and puzzled medical practitioners since antiquity. The study of the disorder required the interplay of orthopedics, obstetrics, and neurology as it became apparent that its etiology is related to perinatal events resulting in nervous system damage. William Little was first to seriously study CP and asserted that CP is related to hypoxic brain injury during delivery. William Osler coined the term "cerebral palsy" and further examined the link between neurological damage at birth and clinical manifestations. The creation of societies dedicated to advocacy of CP helped understanding of the disorder progress. Attempts to accurately define and classify CP were made throughout the 20th century, culminating in an international conference in 2004 that laid out the current clinical definition. Investigations into the multi-factorial etiology of CP continue while significant progress has been made in ancillary fields to promote greater quality of life for those afflicted. PMID: 31282435 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine - Category: Rehabilitation Tags: J Pediatr Rehabil Med Source Type: research