Aspects of birth history and outcome in diplegics attending specialised educational facilities.

Aim: We aimed to study functional mobility and visual performance in spastic diplegic children and adolescents attending specialised schools.

Methods: Spastic diplegia (SD) was confirmed by clinical examination. Birth and related history were added to explore relationships between SD, birth weight (BW) and duration of pregnancy.

Daily care activities and hip pain in non-ambulatory children and young adults with cerebral palsy.

Hip movement pain was identified in 13 (32.5%) of 40 children and young adults with cerebral palsy who were in residential care. All of the participants were non-ambulatory (Level IV and V of the GMFCS), and their ages ranged from 8 to 26 years (median 16.