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Relation Between Objectively Measured Growth Determinants And Ambulation In Children With Cerebral Palsy, Ni̇lüfer Kutay Ordu Gökkaya, Asli Çalişkan, Di̇lek Karakuş, Hali̇l Uçan
Relation Between Objectively Measured Growth Determinants And Ambulation In Children With Cerebral Palsy, Ni̇lüfer Kutay Ordu Gökkaya, Asli Çalişkan, Di̇lek Karakuş, Hali̇l Uçan
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Aims: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a well-known neurodevelopmental condition beginning in early childhood and persisting throughout one´s life span. Feeding problems and eating impairments in CP children are well documented in the literature. The aims of our study were to determine the prevalence of linear growth retardation and the other growth determinants in this patient group and to identify the contributing factors and their relationship with ambulation. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional and prospective study was carried out between March 2007 and July 2007 in our pediatric inpatient rehabilitation service, and a total of 34 CP patients (22 male, 12 …
Evaluation Of Lower Urinary System Symptoms And Neurogenic Bladder In Children With Cerebral Palsy: Relationships With The Severity Of Cerebral Palsy And Mental Status, Si̇bel Ünsal, Canan Çulha, Hakan Tunç, Murat Kurt, Sumru Özel, Ali̇ Atan
Evaluation Of Lower Urinary System Symptoms And Neurogenic Bladder In Children With Cerebral Palsy: Relationships With The Severity Of Cerebral Palsy And Mental Status, Si̇bel Ünsal, Canan Çulha, Hakan Tunç, Murat Kurt, Sumru Özel, Ali̇ Atan
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate lower urinary system symptoms, to determine bladder type in children with cerebral palsy (CP), and to determine the relationship between bladder type, and the severity of CP and mental status of the children. Materials and Methods: The study included 41 children with CP. Subjects were first asked to provide information concerning lower urinary system symptoms. Urodynamic examination was performed in 41 children with CP. The severity of CP was determined according to the Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS). The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale was used to determine intelligence quotients (IQ). After urodynamic examination, subjects …