Neuroimaging in Cerebral Palsy – Report from North India
Iranian Journal of Child Neurology,
Vol. 7 No. 4 (2013),
16 November 2013
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Page 41-46
https://doi.org/10.22037/ijcn.v7i4.5265
Abstract
How to Cite This Article: Aggarwal A, Mittal H, Debnath SKR, Rai A. Neuroimaging in Cerebral Palsy–Report from North India. Iran J Child Neurol. 2013 Autumn; 7(3):41- 46.
Objective
Only few Indian reports exist on neuroimaging abnormalities in children with cerebral palsy (CP) from India.
Materials & Methods
We studied the clinico-radiological profile of 98 children diagnosed as CP at a tertiary centre in North India. Relevant investigations were carried out to determine the etiology.
Results
Among the 98 children studied, 80.5% were males and 22.2% were premature. History of birth asphyxia was present in 41.9%. Quadriplegic CP was seen in 77.5%, hemiplegic in 11.5%, and diplegic in 10.5%. Other abnormalities were microcephaly (60.5%), epilepsy (42%), visual abnormality (37%), and hearing abnormality (20%). Neuroimaging was abnormal in 94/98 (95.91%).
Abnormalities were periventricular white matter abnormalities (34%), deep grey matter abnormalities (47.8%), malformations (11.7%), and miscellaneous lesions (6.4%). Neuroimaging findings did not relate to the presence of birth asphyxia, sex, epilepsy, gestation, type of CP, or microcephaly.
Conclusions
Neuroimaging is helpful for etiological diagnosis, especially malformations.
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- Cerebral Palsy
- Neuroimaging
- Birth asphyxia
- Children
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