Cerebral Palsy: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii
 Cerebral Palsy: A Historical Review  (Christos P. Panteliadis, Photios Vassilyadi)....Pages 1-12
 The Definition of Cerebral Palsy  (Eve Blair, Christine Cans)....Pages 13-17
 Epidemiology of the Cerebral Palsies  (Eve Blair, Christine Cans, Elodier Sellier)....Pages 19-28
 Philosophy, Epidemiology, and Cerebral Palsy Causation  (Olaf Dammann)....Pages 29-33
 Neuropathology of Cerebral Palsy  (Christian Hagel)....Pages 35-47
 Aetiological Factors  (Mary Jane Platt, Christos P. Panteliadis, Martin Häusler)....Pages 49-58
 Intrauterine Infection and Cerebral Palsy  (Michael E. Tsimis)....Pages 59-63
 Magnesium Sulfate for the Prevention of Cerebral Palsy  (Dwight J. Rouse)....Pages 65-67
 Early Markers for Cerebral Palsy  (Christa Einspieler, Peter B. Marschik)....Pages 69-74
 Clinical Characteristics  (Kate Himmelmann, Christos P. Panteliadis)....Pages 75-87
 Early Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy  (Rudolf Korinthenberg, Christos P. Panteliadis)....Pages 89-99
 Cranial Ultrasound in Cerebral Palsy  (Summer Kaplan, Ammie M. White)....Pages 101-111
 Brain Imaging: Magnetic Resonance Imaging  (Arastoo Vossough)....Pages 113-131
 Nuclear and Molecular Imaging in Cerebral Palsy  (Marc Hickeson, Efrosyni Sfakianaki)....Pages 133-141
 Muscle Biology of Contractures in Children with Cerebral Palsy  (Sudarshan Dayanidhi, Richard L. Lieber)....Pages 143-153
 Physiotherapeutic Interventions: Bobath, Vojta, and Motor Learning Approaches  (Dieter Karch, Karl Heinemann)....Pages 155-164
 An Overview of Evidence-Based Occupational and Physiotherapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy  (Christine Imms, Noula Gibson)....Pages 165-192
 Early Intervention for Children with Cerebral Palsy  (Alicia J. Spittle, Cathy Morgan)....Pages 193-200
 Hip Dysplasia in Children with Cerebral Palsy  (M. Wade Shrader, Bopha Crea)....Pages 201-208
 Scoliosis in Children with Cerebral Palsy  (M. Wade Shrader, Bopha Crea)....Pages 209-217
 Management of the Upper Limb in Cerebral Palsy  (Erich Rutz, H. Kerr Graham)....Pages 219-227
 Integrated Management in Cerebral Palsy: Musculoskeletal Surgery and Rehabilitation in Ambulatory Patients  (Erich Rutz, Pam Thomason, Kate Willoughby, H. Kerr Graham)....Pages 229-251
 Bone Status in Cerebral Palsy  (Sandra Mergler)....Pages 253-257
 Oral Medication Use in Cerebral Palsy  (James Rice)....Pages 259-267
 Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy  (Michael Vassilyadi)....Pages 269-275
 Dorsal Root Rhizotomy for the Treatment of Spasticity  (Michael Vassilyadi)....Pages 277-282
 Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Cerebral Palsy  (Marian S. McDonagh)....Pages 283-293
 Visual Impairment in Cerebral Palsy  (Nikolaos Kozeis, Saurabh Jain)....Pages 295-302
 Pulmonary Management of the Patient with Cerebral Palsy  (Garey Noritz)....Pages 303-308
 Gastrointestinal Problems in Children with Cerebral Palsy  (Peter B. Sullivan, Morag J. Andrew)....Pages 309-317
 Nutritional Management of the Patient with Cerebral Palsy  (Wendelin Burdo-Hartman, Garey Noritz)....Pages 319-325
 Long-Term Prognosis  (Harald Bode)....Pages 327-334
 Quality of Life  (Anna McCormick)....Pages 335-341
 Rehabilitation Principles of Adults with Cerebral Palsy  (Mintaze Kerem Günel, Yeşim Süçülü Karadağ, Banu Anlar)....Pages 343-348
Back Matter ....Pages 349-358