Neurodevelopmental profiles of children with unilateral cerebral palsy associated with middle cerebral artery and periventricular venous infarctions.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To compare the neurodevelopment of children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP) with middle cerebral artery (MCA) and periventricular venous infarctions (PVIs).

Method

In this cross-sectional study, children with unilateral CP completed a neurological exam, unimanual Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test, hand usage questionnaires, and IQ test. Neuroimaging was obtained from health records.

Results

Two hundred and forty-five participants with unilateral CP had neuroimaging (151 [61.9%] male, ages 2-18y, median=7y 6mo, interquartile range [IQR]=6y 7mo, with 93.6% in Gross Motor Function Classification System level I/II and 78.8% in Manual Ability Classification System level I/II). Ninety-seven (39.6%) had MCA injuries and 106 (43.3%) had periventricular white matt

SUBMITTER: Fehlings D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8247945 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature