Open AccessCerebral Palsy in Y .P .A. C. (Institution for Crippled Children) Semarang
Author(s) -
S Winarno,
O Wirjohatmodjo,
Harijono Harijono,
Siti Alfinah,
Wirawan Wirawan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
paediatrica indonesiana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2338-476X
pISSN - 0030-9311
DOI - 10.14238/pi16.9-10.1976.330-6
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral palsy , rehabilitation , orthopedic surgery , physical therapy , pediatrics , surgery
Thirty-five cases of cerebral palsy patients admitted to the Institution for Crippled Children, Semarang, have been discussed. Diagnosis was made by a team comprising an orthopedic surgeon, a neurologist, a paediatrician, and a psychologist. Treatment performed consisted of muscle relaxant, physiotherapy, and also surgery. Introduction, material arid method of observation, treatment, sex distribution; classification, speech disturbance, mental status, results of treatment, and comparison with the cases in Bombay, form the sequence of this report.