The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 4 , Pages 466-472.e1 , October 2008

An Algorithm for Identifying and Classifying Cerebral Palsy in Young Children

  • Karl C.K. Kuban, MD, SMEpi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston University, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Karl Kuban, MD, One Boston Medical Center Place, Dowling 3 South, Boston, MA 02118
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  • Elizabeth N. Allred, MS

      Affiliations

    • Neuroepidemiology Unit, Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard University, Boston, MA
    • Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA
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  • Michael O'Shea, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Nigel Paneth, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Michigan State University-Sparrow Medical Center, East Lansing, MI
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  • Marcello Pagano, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA
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  • Alan Leviton, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neuroepidemiology Unit, Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard University, Boston, MA
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  • ELGAN Study Cerebral Palsy-Algorithm Group

      Affiliations

    • List of members of ELGAN Study Cerebral Palsy-Algorithm Group available at www.jpeds.com.

Received 26 October 2007 ,Revised 20 February 2008 ,Accepted 2 April 2008.

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    CP classification flow sheet. The algorithm begins by identifying laterality and number of features seen in the lower extremities (column 1). Then on the basis of laterality and extent of findings in

    CP classification flow sheet. The algorithm begins by identifying laterality and number of features seen in the lower extremities (column 1). Then on the basis of laterality and extent of findings in the upper extremities (column 2), a CP diagnosis is rendered (column 3).

 Financial support for this research was provided by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (Cooperative agreement: 1 U01 NS 40069-01A2). The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00280-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.04.013

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 4 , Pages 466-472.e1 , October 2008

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