Analysis of the medical causes of death in cerebral palsy.

Aim: To investigate causes of death and age at death in cerebral palsy subjects compared with the general population.

Method: Analysis of data supplied by the centre of epidemiology on the medical causes of death within the National Institute of Health and Medical Research in France was conducted. Three thousand and thirty-one death certificates indicating a diagnosis of cerebral palsy (ICD-10 code G80) were reported between 2000 and 2008.

[Disabilities, access to medical care, and way of life of adults with cerebral palsy. APIB study: initial results].

Unlabelled: Cerebral palsy is defined as a nonprogressive brain lesion that occurs during prenatal or perinatal development. The Breizh IMC health network objective is to improve the knowledge about the way of life and the health status of adults with cerebral palsy.

Objective: To describe disabilities, way of life and access to medical care for older teens and adults with cerebral palsy.