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Panteliadis
Cerebral Palsy

Table of Contents


Prologue
Introduction
History and terminology
Classification
Incidence and prevalence
Aetiology
Neuropathology of cerebral palsy
Clinical characteristics
Differential diagnosis of cerebral palsy
Posttraumatic brain damage
Brain imaging: ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging
Nuclear (molecular) imaging in CP
Additional clinical problems in children with Cerebral Palsy
Epilepsy in cerebral palsy
Therapeutic concepts
Alternative treatment methods
Opportunities and limitations in prescribing seating systems - a physiotherapist's perspective
Treatment with Botulinum Toxin
Selective dorsal rhizotomy for the treatment of spasticity
Oral and intrathecal pharmacotherapy of spasticity
Long-term prognosis
Orthopaedic management of cerebral palsy
Scoliosis in infantile cerebral palsy
Modern stereotactic operations for treatment of cerebral palsy
Psychological diagnosis
Psychosocial aspects
Index

 
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