Cerebral palsy in Norway: Prevalence, subtypes and severity

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-13

  Andersen, Guro L ^a   Irgens, Lorentz M ^b   Haagaas, Ivar ^a   Skranes, Jon S ^c   Meberg, Alf E ^a   Vik, Torstein ^c  

^a VESTFOLD HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Norway; Prevalence; SCPE; Severity; Subtype

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSKINESIA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEWBORN; NORWAY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTIC PARESIS; SPEECH DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 37049006700     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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