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Irish Child Health Database - Peer Reviewed Papers

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Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - cerebral palsy

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• 1.   Accommodative dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy: a population-based study

  The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence, nature, and degree of accommodative dysfunction among children with different types and severities of cerebral palsy

  

  Abstract:

  PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence, nature, and degree of accommodative dysfunction among children with different types and severities of cerebral palsy (CP) in Northern Ireland. METHODS: Ninety subjects with CP (aged 4-15 years) were recruited through the Northern Ireland CP Register (NICPR). Modified Nott dynamic retinoscopy was used to measure lag and lead of accommodation at three more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - cerebral palsy

  Categories:

  accommodative dysfunction cerebral palsy

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, Vol: 47 Page: 1824-30 May 2006
  J. F. McClelland; J. Parkes; N. Hill; A. J. Jackson; K. J. Saunders

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• 2.   Prevalence of cerebral palsy in the West of Ireland 1990-1999

  The aim of this study was to examine prevalence of Cerebral Palsy in the West of Ireland 1990-1999

  

  Abstract:

  An ongoing population-based register of cerebral palsy (CP) in the West of Ireland was established in 2002 to calculate the prevalence of CP and to monitor CP epidemiological trends in the area. Children were only included if they were at least 5 years of age; children with postneonatal CP were also included. Eighty-five children were identified, giving an overall prevalence for the more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - cerebral palsy

  Categories:

  cerebral palsy

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Dev Med Child Neurol, Vol: 48 Page: 892-5 November 2006
  D. Mongan; K. Dunne; S. O'Nuallain; G. Gaffney

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• 3.   Relation between objectively measured feeding competence and nutrition in children with cerebral palsy

  The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of undernutrition in children with cerebral palsy and to determine the relation with feeding ability

  

  Abstract:

  This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of undernutrition in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and to determine the relation with feeding ability. Ninety children with CP from special needs schools were examined. Undernutrition was diagnosed on one or more of the following criteria: weight <2nd centile, triceps or subscapular skinfold measurement <3rd centile, mid-arm more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - cerebral palsy

  Categories:

  undernutrition; cerebral palsy

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Dev Med Child Neurol, Vol: 43 Page: 187-90 March 2001
  K. E. Troughton; A. E. Hill

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• 4.   SCPE work, standardization and definition--an overview of the activities of SCPE: a collaboration of European CP registers

  The aim of this study was to examine the epidemiology of cerebral palsy in Europe and the Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe (SCPE) network

  

  Abstract:

  The main aim of the Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe (SCPE) network was to develop a central database of cerebral palsy (CP) cases across Europe. Monitoring trends in prevalence rates of CP should contribute to collaborative studies on risk factors or quality of life for children living with CP. A multi-centre collaboration of CP registries used a clear definition of CP to more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - cerebral palsy

  Categories:

  cerebral palsy

  Geography:

  International

  Chin J Contemp Pediatr, Vol: 8 Page: 261-5 August 2006
  V. McManus; P. Guillem; G. Surman; C. Cans

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• 5.   Trends in the prevalence of cerebral palsy in Northern Ireland, 1981-1997

  The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of cerebral palsy by birthweight group, and in the severity of motor impairments and presence of associated intellectual impairment,

  

  Abstract:

  We describe trends in the prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP) by birthweight group, and in the severity of motor impairments and presence of associated intellectual impairment, in Northern Ireland from 1981 to 1997 (n = 909; 510 males, 399 females; total population 415 936 live births) using data from a population-based register of CP. Children with suspected CP or who died before 1 year more...

  International Classification:

  Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - cerebral palsy

  Categories:

  cerebral palsy

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, Vol: 48 Page: 406-412 2006
  Helen Dolk; Jackie Parkes; Nan Hill

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