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MacWilliams, Bruce A.; Johnson, Barbara A.; Shuckra, Amy L.; D'Astous, Jacques L. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2011
Aim: To compare function and gait in a group of children older than most children who received selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) with age- and function-matched peers who received either orthopedic surgery or no surgical intervention. Method: A retrospective study examined ambulatory children with diplegic cerebral palsy, aged between 10 years and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Cerebral Palsy, Surgery, Classification
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Allen, Marilee C.; Cristofalo, Elizabeth; Kim, Christina – Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2010
Preterm birth is associated with greater difficulty with transitions from childhood to adolescence to adulthood. Adolescents and young adults born preterm have higher rates of cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, cognitive impairment, learning disability, executive dysfunction, attention deficit disorder, and social-emotional difficulties than…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Mental Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Injuries