The implementation of systematic monitoring of cognition in children with cerebral palsy in Sweden and Norway.

Purpose: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are at risk of cognitive impairments and need to be cognitively assessed to allow for individualized interventions, if applicable. Therefore, a systematic protocol for the follow-up of cognition in children with CP, CP, with assessments offered at five/six and 12/13 years of age, was developed. This report presents and discusses assessment practices in Sweden and Norway following the introduction of CP and a quality improvement project in Norway aimed at increasing the number of children offered cognitive assessments.