Journal article
Use of the GMFCS in infants with CP: the need for reclassification at age 2 years or older
Abstract
The stability of the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) over time is described in 77 infants (41 boys, 36 girls) with cerebral palsy (CP; mean age 19.4mo [SD 1.6 mo]; 27 unilateral spastic, 42 bilateral spastic, eight dyskinetic type) and in the same children at follow-up at age 2 to 4 years. The overall level of agreement over time (linear weighted kappa) was 0.70 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.61-0.79). The overall percentage …
Authors
GORTER JW; KETELAAR M; ROSENBAUM P; HELDERS PJ; PALISANO R
Journal
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 46–52
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
January 2009
DOI
10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03117.x
ISSN
0012-1622