Trends in Cerebral Palsy

 

  • Rise in pre term rates due to increased survival and more multiple births
     
  • Term rates steady despite strategies to reduce rates
     
  • Increased severity in term CP in WA cohorts
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GRAPH II

PREVALENCE OF CEREBRAL PALSY AND OTHER NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS

L'AUGMENTATION DE L'INCIDENCE DES TROUBLES NEUROLOGIQUES D'ORIGINE PERINATALE
Professor Fiona Stanley, Institute for Child Health Research, Perth, Australia www.ichr.uwa.edu.au