Pediatric Neurology

It is generally considered that a good textbook should be either very complete or relatively short and readable, describing the most important clinical conditions in some detail and briefly mentioning the rest. This book is certainly not a comprehensive account of the neurologic diseases of childhood. Neither is it very short. But it does contain some useful material. In particular there is a practical account of the problems of cerebral palsy, and the cerebral infections are covered in some detail. Some people will disagree with a number of statements in the book.

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The effect of pediatric neurology physiotherapy run technique on walking ability of children with cerebral palsy

Enfermería Clínica ◽

10.1016/j.enfcli.2019.07.114 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 ◽

pp. 337-340

Author(s):

Djohan Aras

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Walking Ability ◽

Pediatric Neurology ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy

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Prevalence of Speech Problems and the Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Registry-Based Study in Norway

Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication ◽

10.1044/aac19.1.12 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 12-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Guro Andersen ◽

Tone R. Mjøen ◽

Torstein Vik

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Motor Function ◽

Gestational Age ◽

Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽

Alternative Communication ◽

Gross Motor ◽

Gross Motor Function ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽

Communicative Abilities ◽

Normal Speech

Abstract This study describes the prevalence of speech problems and the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway. Information on the communicative abilities of 564 children with CP born 1996–2003, recorded in the Norwegian CP Registry, was collected. A total of 270 children (48%) had normal speech, 90 (16%) had slightly indistinct speech, 52 (9%) had indistinct speech, 35 (6%) had very indistinct speech, 110 children (19%) had no speech, and 7 (1%) were unknown. Speech problems were most common in children with dyskinetic CP (92 %), in children with the most severe gross motor function impairments and among children being totally dependent on assistance in feeding or tube-fed children. A higher proportion of children born at term had speech problems when compared with children born before 32 weeks of gestational age 32 (p > 0.001). Among the 197 children with speech problems only, 106 (54%) used AAC in some form. Approximately 20% of children had no verbal speech, whereas ~15% had significant speech problems. Among children with either significant speech problems or no speech, only 54% used AAC in any form.

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