Congenital anomalies in children with postneonatally acquired cerebral palsy: an international data linkage study

To describe the major congenital anomalies present in children with postneonatally acquired cerebral palsy (CP), and to compare clinical outcomes and cause of postneonatally acquired CP between children with and without anomalies.

Citation:
Goldsmith S, McIntyre S, Scott H, Himmelmann K, Smithers-Sheedy H, …… Blair E, …… Baynam G, Comprehensive CA-CP Study Group. Congenital anomalies in children with postneonatally acquired cerebral palsy: an international data linkage study. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2021;63(4):421-8.

Keywords:
Australia; epidemiology; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Preschool;
Congenital Abnormalities; Information Storage and Retrieval;
Prevalence; Registries

Abstract:
To describe the major congenital anomalies present in children with postneonatally acquired cerebral palsy (CP), and to compare clinical outcomes and cause of postneonatally acquired CP between children with and without anomalies.