Cerebral Palsy - Practice Guidelines & Helpful Articles

Practice Guidelines

Ashwal S, Russman BS, Blasco PA, Miller G, Sandler A, Shevell M, Stevenson R.
Practice parameter: diagnostic assessment of the child with cerebral palsy: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.
Neurology. 2004;62(6):851-63. PubMed abstract / Full Text
Evidence based summary of indicated diagnostic evaluation for children with cerebral palsy.

Delgado MR, Hirtz D, Aisen M, Ashwal S, Fehlings DL, McLaughlin J, Morrison LA, Shrader MW, Tilton A, Vargus-Adams J.
Practice parameter: pharmacologic treatment of spasticity in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.
Neurology. 2010;74(4):336-43. PubMed abstract

Helpful Articles

PubMed Search on cerebral palsy: review articles for the last 2 years

PubMed search on Cerebral Palsy and Gastrointestinal Problems

Allen, PJ and Vessey, JA ed.
Primary Care of the Child with a Chronic Condition.
Fourth Edition ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby; 2004. -13 978-0-323-02364-1

Del Giudice E, Staiano A, Capano G, Romano A, Florimonte L, Miele E, Ciarla C, Campanozzi A, Crisanti AF.
Gastrointestinal manifestations in children with cerebral palsy.
Brain Dev. 1999;21(5):307-11. PubMed abstract
This article describes the prevalence, in a cohort of children with CP, of gastrointestinal issues including: swallowing disorders, constipation, gastroesophageal reflux, abnormal esophageal motility, and delayed gastric emptying. You will be surprised how common these issues are in children with CP. Consider having a low threshold for evaluation.

Deon LL, Gaebler-Spira D.
Assessment and treatment of movement disorders in children with cerebral palsy.
Orthop Clin North Am. 2010;41(4):507-17. PubMed abstract
Helpful information on distinguishing spasticity, rigidity, and dystonia in children with cerebral palsy.

Medline Plus.
Cerebral Palsy.
National Institutes of Health; (2008) http://medlineplus.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cerebralpalsy.html.
Information regarding the care of a child with CP, including links to many other sources of information.

Wilson, GN and Cooley, WC.
Preventive Management of Children with Congenital Anomalies and Syndromes.
Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press; 2000. 0 521 77673 2

Winter S, Autry A, Boyle C, Yeargin-Allsopp M.
Trends in the prevalence of cerebral palsy in a population-based study.
Pediatrics. 2002;110(6):1220-1225. PubMed abstract