Publications by authors named "M I Shevell"
Aim: To compare, in term-born children with cerebral palsy (CP), the characteristics of those who exhibit detectable risk factors for CP at birth with those who do not.
Method: This was a cross-sectional study of term-born children using the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Registry comparing those with and without perinatal risk factors and/or neonatal symptoms for pregnancy, birth and neonatal characteristics, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, CP subtype, and impairment severity. Risk factors were quantified with a CP risk calculator.
Background: To identify early biomarkers that could predict later functional capabilities in preterm children with later cerebral palsy (CP).
Methods: Data from 968 preterm children with later CP were extracted from the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Registry. One hundred eighty-two infants were born before 27 weeks of gestation, 461 infants were born between 27 and 33 weeks, and 325 infants were born between 34 and 37 weeks.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to address inconsistencies in diagnosing cerebral palsy (CP) among child neurologists and neurodevelopmentalists, focusing on their uncertainties surrounding the 2006 definition of CP.
- - A survey conducted at the 2022 Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting revealed that 88% of respondents were uncertain about applying the 2006 definition, particularly regarding age of symptom onset and meaning of "nonprogressive."
- - The authors propose four clarifications to the 2006 definition to improve diagnosis, emphasizing that motor symptoms should be observed by age 2 and that CP can be diagnosed earlier.