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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Leading cause of childhood disability effecting function and development. | |||
*Defined as a group of disorders involving motor or postural abnormalities that are noted during early development<ref>Mutch L, Alberman E, Hagberg B, Kodama K, Perat MV. Cerebral palsy epidemiology: where are we now and where are we going?. Dev Med Child Neurol. 1992 Jun. 34(6):547-51.</ref> | |||
**Injury occurs during fetal or neonatal period up to 3 yrs. Official diagnosis may not be made until 3 years of age<ref>Shevell MI, Bodensteiner JB. Cerebral palsy: defining the problem. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2004 Mar. 11(1):2-4.</ref> | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
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Background
- Leading cause of childhood disability effecting function and development.
- Defined as a group of disorders involving motor or postural abnormalities that are noted during early development[1]
- Injury occurs during fetal or neonatal period up to 3 yrs. Official diagnosis may not be made until 3 years of age[2]