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Health Related Quality of Life in Cerebral Palsy Patients at Shriners Hospital for Children, Northern California

Abstract

Cerebral Palsy

• Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability of childhood.

• CP patients often experience motor disorders causing activity limitation along with disturbances of sensation, perception, cognition, communication, and behavior. Patients may also experience epilepsy and secondary musculoskeletal issues.

• The clinical manifestations of CP vary greatly from patient to patient and there is a wide array of development, level of functioning, and social comfort among the CP population.