Cerebral palsy rates among low-birthweight infants fell in the 1990s.

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Using a population-based register, this study sought to ascertain changes in the rate and severity of cerebral palsy (CP) in a geographically defined area of the UK among infants weighing less than 1500 g and born between 1984 and 1995. There were 417414 live births in the area, which included Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, and Oxfordshire. Of the 898 children with CP (526 males, 372 females), 194 (21.6%) weighed less than 1500 g at birth. The overall CP rate for neonatal survi...

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Authors: Surman, G; Newdick, H; Johnson, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Developmental medicine and child neurology
• Volume: 45
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 456-462
• Publication date: 2003-07-01
• DOI: 10.1017/s0012162203000859
• EISSN: 1469-8749
• ISSN: 0012-1622
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Follow-Up Studies; Oxford Register of Early Childhood Impairments Management Group; Muscle Spasticity; Survival Analysis; Infant, Low Birth Weight; Female; Risk Factors; Male; Time Factors; Infant, Newborn; Multiple Birth Offspring; Severity of Illness Index; Infant Welfare; Cerebral Palsy; Great Britain; Gestational Age; Statistics as Topic