Feeding a child with cerebral palsy: parents’ difficulties

Parents of children with cerebral palsy.

Cerebral Palsy. A Life Filled with All Sorts of Difficulties

CP is the most frequent cause of disability in childhood. The clinical state of these children is determined by motoric, cognitive and perceptive disorders, subject to a stable lesion overtime. Regarding energy requirements, CP children have specific needs, due to clinical variability and therapy requirements [1]. The capacity to reach a sufficient suitable oral ingestion is priority. The probl...

Examination of the child with cerebral palsy.

This article describes the balanced combination of medical history, detailed physical examination, functional assessment, imaging, observational gait analysis, computerized gait analysis, and assessment of patient and family goals that are necessary to prepare treatment plans and accurately assess outcomes of treatment of children with cerebral palsy.

Scoliosis in the child with cerebral palsy.

Scoliosis is common in children with cerebral palsy. The incidence and curve pattern depend on the degree of neurologic involvement. These children carry a higher risk of complications because of the increased presence of associated medical comorbidities. Accordingly, a careful preoperative evaluation is required that should involve assessment of the patient's pulmonary, nutritional, gastrointe...

I Promoting Child - Care Skills among Parents with Learning Difficulties

PROMOTING CHILD-CARE SKILLS AMONG PARENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES by Christopher Lewis Hamilton The investigation was designed to evaluate a training ' intervention to increase child-care skills among parents with learning difficulties. Twenty six participants took part in the study. These were divided into three groups: group 11 A11 , experimental group (n=S), group 11 8 11 , experimental g...