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ArticleLa Tunisie medicale2023

Cerebral palsy of the child in rehabilitation environment: epidemiologic and clinical profile and therapeutic modalities.

Rim Maaoui, Souad Karoui, Meriem Hfaidh, Najla Mouhli, Zied Ezzine, Imene Ksibi, Hajer Rahali, Hajer Barakizou, Khouloud Hamdi

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Article in La Tunisie medicale, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Rim MaaouiPhysical medicine and rehabilitation department, Military hospital of Tunis.
Souad KarouiPhysical medicine and rehabilitation department, Military hospital of Tunis.
Meriem HfaidhPhysical medicine and rehabilitation department, Military hospital of Tunis.
Najla MouhliPhysical medicine and rehabilitation department, Military hospital of Tunis.
Zied EzzinePhysical medicine and rehabilitation department, Military hospital of Tunis.
Imene KsibiPhysical medicine and rehabilitation department, Military hospital of Tunis.
Hajer RahaliPhysical medicine and rehabilitation department, Military hospital of Tunis.
Hajer BarakizouPediatric department, Military hospital of Tunis.
Khouloud HamdiPediatric department, Military hospital of Tunis.
Military Hospital of Tunis · TN

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Abstract

introductionCerebral palsy (CP) is a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture causing activity limitation.

aimTo evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, and radiological profile of children with CP and to study the therapeutic modalities in daily clinical practice.

methodThis was a retrospective, descriptive study, carried out in a physical medicine and rehabilitation department, including all the patients referred with the diagnosis of cerebral palsy between January 2000 and December 2016. We used pre-established records to collect data. The missing data were collected from the files of the pediatric department. To classify cerebral palsy, we used a motor impairment classification, topographic classification according to the affected limb and the GMFCS - ER.

resultsFifty patients were included with a gender ratio of 1.23. The mean age of patients was 7.8 years old. The risk factors for CP were mainly represented by perinatal asphyxia (55%) and prematurity (37%). The spastic form was predominant (74%). Quadriplegia was the most severe clinical form (61%). Neuro-orthopedic deformations were found in 78% of cases. Half of the children had GMFCS score between 1 and 2. Brain MRI lesions were dominated by anoxic-ischemic sequelae (34%). Physical therapy was prescribed for all patients. The most prescribed devices were the dynamic ankle foot orthosis (60%). Baclofen was prescribed in 5% of cases and botulinum toxin injection was performed in 30% of children.

conclusionThe cerebral palsy defines the clinical and functional disorders caused by non-progressive developmental damage to the brain of the infant which requires a multidisciplinary management.

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Cerebral PalsyMedicineBaclofenBrainChildFemaleHumansInfantPregnancyRetrospective StudiesBaclofen

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