In a prospective study it was found that cerebral palsy constituted 0.29\% of total paediatric outdoor cases during the study period of 1988-1990. Seventy-five children suffering from cerebral palsy were studied at SN Children Hospital, Allahabad. Male to female ratio was 1:2. There were 42.8\% cases who belonged to the age between one and 2 years. Hypertonic cases were predominant over hypotonic cases (3:1). Hemiplegia was commonest (68\%) while triplegia was least common (2.7\%). There were 24.5\% cases who were mentally retarded. Hypertonic cases improved more frequently than hypotonic cases. An early management by paediatric physiotherapy may play an important role in the treatment of cerebral palsy.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Chandra1993
%A Chandra, R.
%A Srivastava, A. K.
%A Mishra, P. C.
%A Rahman, H.
%A Sharan, R.
%D 1993
%J J Indian Med Assoc
%K Cerebral Palsy; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; India; Infant; Male; Prospective Studies
%N 9
%P 236--237
%T Cerebral palsy.
%V 91
%X In a prospective study it was found that cerebral palsy constituted 0.29\% of total paediatric outdoor cases during the study period of 1988-1990. Seventy-five children suffering from cerebral palsy were studied at SN Children Hospital, Allahabad. Male to female ratio was 1:2. There were 42.8\% cases who belonged to the age between one and 2 years. Hypertonic cases were predominant over hypotonic cases (3:1). Hemiplegia was commonest (68\%) while triplegia was least common (2.7\%). There were 24.5\% cases who were mentally retarded. Hypertonic cases improved more frequently than hypotonic cases. An early management by paediatric physiotherapy may play an important role in the treatment of cerebral palsy.
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abstract = {In a prospective study it was found that cerebral palsy constituted 0.29\% of total paediatric outdoor cases during the study period of 1988-1990. Seventy-five children suffering from cerebral palsy were studied at SN Children Hospital, Allahabad. Male to female ratio was 1:2. There were 42.8\% cases who belonged to the age between one and 2 years. Hypertonic cases were predominant over hypotonic cases (3:1). Hemiplegia was commonest (68\%) while triplegia was least common (2.7\%). There were 24.5\% cases who were mentally retarded. Hypertonic cases improved more frequently than hypotonic cases. An early management by paediatric physiotherapy may play an important role in the treatment of cerebral palsy.},
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author = {Chandra, R. and Srivastava, A. K. and Mishra, P. C. and Rahman, H. and Sharan, R.},
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keywords = {Cerebral Palsy; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; India; Infant; Male; Prospective Studies},
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pages = {236--237},
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title = {Cerebral palsy.},
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