Early, Accurate Diagnosis and Early Intervention in Cerebral Palsy: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment.

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Abstract

Cerebral palsy describes the most common physical disability in childhood and occurs in 1 in 500 live births. Historically, the diagnosis has been made between age 12 and 24 months but now can be made before 6 months' corrected age.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): JAMA Pediatr

Title: JAMA pediatrics

Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA)

ISSN (Electronic): 2168-6211

ISSN (Print): 2168-6203

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 01 2017

Volume: 171

Issue: 9

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[1 ] Cerebral Palsy Alliance, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

[2 ] Norwegian University of Science and Technology, St Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim.

[3 ] Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation, New York, New York.

[4 ] The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

[5 ] Children's Medical Center Dallas, Plano, Texas.

[6 ] Stella Maris Scientific Institute, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

[7 ] National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

[8 ] Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

[9 ] Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

[10 ] University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

[11 ] Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.

[12 ] Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

[13 ] Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

[14 ] University of California, San Francisco.

[15 ] University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

[16 ] Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York.

[17 ] The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

[18 ] Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.

[19 ] Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

[20 ] Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

[21 ] University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

[22 ] Children's Hospital Westmead, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

[23 ] Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus.

[24 ] Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England.

[25 ] Pediatric Neurology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

[26 ] The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

[27 ] Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

[28 ] Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Western Australia, Perth.

Article

Publisher Item ID: 2636588

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.1689

PubMed ID: 28715518

SO-VID: fc29c0b5-8bd5-46d6-a820-3049b30a1f27

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