The Origin of the Cerebral Palsies: Contribution of Population-Based Neuroimaging Data

Conclusion Analysis of MRI in the European CP database identified CP as a mainly lesional condition on a large population basis, maldevelopments were relatively uncommon. An exception was ataxic CP. Children born preterm mostly presented with a lesion typical for their gestational age (GA) at birth. The decreasing prevalence of CP in this group suggests that progress in perinatal and neonatal medicine may lead to a reduction of these lesions. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Neuropediatrics - March 1, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Horber, Veronka Sellier, Elodie Horridge, Karen Rackauskaite, Gija Andersen, Guro L. Virella, Daniel Ortibus, Els Dakovic, Ivana Hensey, Owen Radsel, Anja Papavasiliou, Antigone Cruz, Javier De la Arnaud, Catherine Kr ägeloh-Mann, Ingeborg Himmelmann, Ka Tags: Original Article Source Type: research