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The contribution of developmental surveillance to early detection of cerebral palsy
Author(s) -
Lindström K,
Bremberg S
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08577.x
Subject(s) - medicine , habilitation , cerebral palsy , pediatrics , referral , retrospective cohort study , surgery , physical therapy , family medicine , philosophy , humanities
A retrospective study of the contribution of examinations at Child Health Centres (CHC) for early detection of cerebral palsy (CP) was performed in 23 924 children, born in 1986‐90, in the south‐western part of Stockholm County. The outcome assessed was age of referral to a habilitation unit. A total of 66 children with CP (2.76/1000) were identified through the register at the responsible habilitation unit. The age of referral was, median 8 months, mean 12.4 months and range 0.5–54 months. A peak of referrals at 8–9 months was produced by CHC checks at 6 months of age. No other examination at the CHC resulted in a significant number of referrals. Nineteen records from CHC concerning moderate and severe cases were reviewed. Out of all examinations with aberrant findings only 11/20 resulted in referrals or further examinations. No child with moderate or severe CP was referred due to developmental screening test findings only.