Visual disorders in children with cerebral palsy: is the picture still ‘blurred’?
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Visual disorders in children with cerebral palsy: is the picture still 'blurred'?
Cerebral palsy (CP) is known to be associated with disorders of the visual system including refractive errors, poor visual acuity, accommodative dysfunction, oculo-motor disorders, and cerebral visual impairment. The incidence of these disorders varies greatly among studies, depending in particular on the selection criteria (population-based studies, clinical trials, etc.) and on the source of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0012-1622
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12314