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17530210

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-11-1
pubmed:abstractText
Congenital hemiplegia, defined as unilateral motor disability, is the hemiplegic type of cerebral palsy. The prevalence of congenital hemiplegia is estimated to be about 0.41-0.79/1000 live births. We examined 223 children (122 boys and 101 girls) suffering from congenital hemiplegia at the age of 3 months to 12 years. Mild hemiplegia was found in 31%, a moderate form in 48%, and a severe form in 21%. The upper limb was affected in more than half of the patients, only the lower extremity in one third, and both upper and lower limbs in 20%. Electroencephalographic abnormalities were found in 75.8% of the patients. The most frequent type of epilepsy was complex partial seizures (33%). Severity of the motor handicap, grade of EEG abnormalities, and the prevalence of epilepsy showed a significant correlation. The magnitude of the lesions in neuroimaging directly correlated with these three clinical variables, particularly in children with cortical and subcortical defects (84.2%). Strabismus was the most common visual impairment (17%), while hearing impairment was found in 8% of the patients. Of them, 38.3% showed no cognitive deficits, while those with severe congenital hemiplegia were found to have a lower intelligence quotient.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0028-2804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1188-94
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
[Congenital hemiplegia. A disease with manifold problems].
pubmed:affiliation
Abt. für Pädiatrie und Neuropädiatrie, Universitätskinderklinik, Thessaloniki. cpantel@hol.gr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract