TY - JOUR
T1 - Pediatric cerebral palsy in Africa
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Donald, Kirsten A.
AU - Samia, Pauline
AU - Kakooza-Mwesige, Angelina
AU - Bearden, David
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - Cerebral palsy is a common neurologic problem in children and is reported as occurring in approximately 2-2.5 of 1000 live births globally. As is the case with many pediatric neurologic conditions, very little has been reported on this condition in the African context. Resource-limited settings such as those found across the continent are likely to result in a different spectrum of etiologies, prevalence, severity as well as management approaches. This review aims to establish what has been reported on this condition from the African continent so as to better define key clinical and research questions.
AB - Cerebral palsy is a common neurologic problem in children and is reported as occurring in approximately 2-2.5 of 1000 live births globally. As is the case with many pediatric neurologic conditions, very little has been reported on this condition in the African context. Resource-limited settings such as those found across the continent are likely to result in a different spectrum of etiologies, prevalence, severity as well as management approaches. This review aims to establish what has been reported on this condition from the African continent so as to better define key clinical and research questions.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84896384689&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.spen.2014.01.001
DO - 10.1016/j.spen.2014.01.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 24655402
AN - SCOPUS:84896384689
SN - 1071-9091
VL - 21
SP - 30
EP - 35
JO - Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
JF - Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
IS - 1
ER -