Evidence-Based Infant Assessment for Cerebral Palsy: Diagnosis Timelines and Intervention Access in a Newborn Follow-up Setting.

ABSTRACT: Evidence-based assessment pathways inform early detection of cerebral palsy and access to intervention. This study investigated the relationships between early evidence-based assessments, diagnosis timeline, and rehabilitation intervention access in a population of children with cerebral palsy who were seen between 2010 and 2022 at the University of Wisconsin Waisman Center Newborn Follow Up Clinic. Cerebral palsy-specific assessments were increasingly integrated after the publication of early detection guidelines by Novak et al. in 2017. Age at cerebral palsy first mention (high risk for cerebral palsy) decreased over time, although age at diagnosis remained similar. Infants who received multiple evidence-based assessments were diagnosed at a younger age. Ninety-nine percent of children w

SUBMITTER: Sutter EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11523066 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature