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Cerebral Palsy—Long-Term Medical, Functional, Educational, and Psychosocial Outcomes

Abstract

Cerebral palsy, typically diagnosed in childhood, clearly continues into adulthood. This study describes the long-term medical, functional, educational, and psychosocial outcomes of people with cerebral palsy. Of the 203 people with cerebral palsy diagnosed and treated at the Child Development Center in Tel Aviv between 1975 and 1994, 163 (80%; age range 8-30 years, mean age 18.9 years, and median age 19 years) participated in a cross-sectional …

Authors

Mesterman R; Leitner Y; Yifat R; Gilutz G; Levi-Hakeini O; Bitchonsky O; Rosenbaum P; Harel S

Journal

Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 36–42

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Publication Date

January 2010

DOI

10.1177/0883073809336677

ISSN

0883-0738