The causes of brachial plexus palsy in neonates should be classified according to their most salient associated feature. The causes of brachial plexus palsy are obstetrical brachial plexus palsy, familial congenital brachial plexus palsy, maternal uterine malformation, congenital varicella syndrome, osteomyelitis involving the proximal head of the humerus or cervical vertebral bodies, exostosis...

Bell’s palsy is a relatively common disease characterized by the sudden onset of unilateral facial paralysis. Using a centralized system that contains demographic data, the authors estimated rates, trends, and demographic risk of Bell’s palsy during a 2-year period. There were 140 incident cases of Bell’s palsy among patients referring to private clinics (a total of 6500 patients). The crude in...

how to cite this article: aggarwal a, mittal h, debnath skr, rai a. neuroimaging in cerebral palsy–report from north india. iran j child neurol. 2013 autumn; 7(3):41- 46.   objective only few indian reports exist on neuroimaging abnormalities in children with cerebral palsy (cp) from india.   materials & methods we studied the clinico-radiological profile of 98 children diagnosed as cp at a ter...

Objectives: Children who have a disorder in motor function often suffer from disorders in other areas of their daily lives, such as social and communicative functions. The social function of children with cerebral palsy has so far been less studied than other aspects. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the social function of children with cerebral palsy of 2 to 6 years old. Methods: Thi...

introduction: many of study show decrease of quality of life in mothers of children with cerebral palsy due to care activity of their child but the researchers less pay attention to the decrease of mother’s quality of life in relationship with child-related factors like walking ability in children with cerebral palsy, so the aim of this study was tocomparing the quality of life of mothers with ...

purpose: to evaluate demographics and therapeutic outcomes of patients with third nerve palsy who had been treated between 1999 to 2009 at labbafinejad medical center. methods: in this retrospective study, we evaluated 52 patients with third nerve palsy who had been referred to labbafinejad medical center over a ten-year period. results: in this retrospective study, subjects who had been treate...

Cerebral palsy is a leading cause of physical impairment worldwide. Community support and acceptance influence the opportunities people with cerebral have to participate in all areas life, but very little known about general community’s understanding palsy. This study investigated knowledge perceptions Australian community. A sample 1,217 adults responded an open-ended question: ‘What first thi...

Introduction: Cerebral palsy is the leading cause of disability worldwide and Zambia has its fair share cases. Most parents/caregivers children with at University Teaching Hospital started attending physiotherapy late when their were over one year Therefore, aim this study was to explore perceptions mothers towards factors contributing intervention Hospital. Furthermore, assess knowledge betwee...

objectives: hypertonicity is a major problem in children with cerebral palsy that has not been explained effectively to address clinical decision making. therefore, this article aims to provide a theoretical framework about hypertonicity for clinicians, rehabilitation and medical practitioners to be used in their practice. methods: literature was reviewed to examine the new perspectives towards...