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Clinical utilisation of the Infant Monitor of vocal Production (IMP) for early identification of communication impairment in young infants at-risk of cerebral palsy: a prospective cohort study

Aim: To report prospective longitudinal data of early vocaliszations of infants identified “at-risk” of cerebral palsy (CP) for early identification of communication impairment.  This case-control longitudinal prospective cohort study reports on the assessment of 36 infants.

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Predicting respiratory hospital admissions in young people with cerebral palsy

Most risk factors for respiratory hospital admissions in young people with cerebral palsy are potentially modifiable

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Survival and mortality in cerebral palsy: Observations to the sixth decade from a data linkage study of a total population register and National Death Index

Since 1990 mortality for those with severe cerebral palsy in Western Australia has tended to shift from childhood to early adulthood

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Factors Associated with Respiratory Illness in Children and Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy

Oromotor dysfunction is strongly associated with respiratory illness in patients with cerebral palsy

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Temporal trends in cerebral palsy by impairment severity and birth gestation

Rates of cerebral palsy in Victoria decreased between the mid-1990s and 2009 for neonatal survivors of all birth gestations

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Factors associated with respiratory morbidity in children, adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy

The primary aim of this study is to identify the predictors and prevalence of severe respiratory disease in children, adolescents and young adults with CP.

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A comparison of activity, participation and quality of life in children with and without spastic diplegia cerebral palsyNew Page

The aim of this study wa to measure activity, participation and QoL in children with CP and to determine how these differ from a comparable group of...

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Hospitalizations Following Complex Hip Surgery in Children with Intellectual Disability: A Self-Controlled Case Series Analysis

To evaluate the associations between complex hip surgery and subsequent hospitalizations in children with intellectual disability, including a subset of children with cerebral palsy.

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Measurement properties and feasibility of chronic pain assessment tools for use with children and young people with cerebral palsy

Chronic pain assessment tools exist for children, but may not be valid, reliable, and feasible for populations with functional, cognitive or communication limitations, for example, cerebral palsy (CP). This study aimed to (i) identify chronic pain assessment tools used with children and young people and rate their measurement properties; (ii) develop a CP specific feasibility rating tool to assess the feasibility of tools in CP; and (iii) categorise tools according to reporting method.

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The placenta and neurologic and psychiatric outcomes in the child: Study design matters

Much information exists about functions of the human placenta and about potential mechanisms by which the placenta may influence human health or disease...