Postneonatal Cerebral Palsy in Europe: Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics According to Contributory Events: An SCPE Study.

Background: Postneonatal cerebral palsy (PNCP) is rare and requires large databases to be studied over time.

Objectives: To study the time trend of prevalence of PNCP overall and by cause, and to describe the clinical characteristics of children with PNCP according to cause and compared with children with pre/peri/neonatal CP (PPNCP).

Methods: The Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe (SCPE) database was used.

Does botulinum neurotoxin A make walking easier in children with cerebral palsy? A randomized clinical trial.

Aim: To assess the effect of single botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT-A) injections into the calf muscles on the gross energy cost of walking in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and to evaluate the effect of BoNT-A on walking capacity, physical activity, perceived changes in mobility, and pain.

Method: This was an industry-independent, randomized, quadruple-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial (ClinicalTrials.gov registration: NCT02546999).

Working Memory Training in Norwegian Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) Show Minimal Evidence of Near and No Far Transfer Effects.

In children with cerebral palsy (CP), learning disabilities are well documented, and impairments in executive functions, such as attention, inhibition, shifting and working memory, represent significant burdens on patients, their families and the society. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether Cogmed RM working memory training could improve working memory in children with CP and investigate whether increased working memory capacity would generalize to other cognitive functions. Twenty-eight children completed the training and the results were compared to a waitlist control group ( = 32).

Association between gestational levels of toxic metals and essential elements and cerebral palsy in children.

Introduction: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood, but its causes are only partly known. Early-life exposure to toxic metals and inadequate or excess amounts of essential elements can adversely affect brain and nervous system development. However, little is still known about these as perinatal risk factors for CP.

Cerebral palsy in children born after assisted reproductive technology in Norway: Risk, prevalence, and clinical characteristics.

Introduction: The aim was to investigate the risk, prevalence, and clinical characteristics of cerebral palsy among children born after assisted reproductive technology (ART) in Norway.

Material And Methods: All liveborn children from 2002 to 2015 were included. Information was collected from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway, linked to the Norwegian Quality and Surveillance Registry for Cerebral Palsy as of December 31, 2022.

Classification of events contributing to postneonatal cerebral palsy: Development, reliability, and recommendations for use.

Aim: This paper introduces the Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe (SCPE) classification of events contributing to postneonatally acquired cerebral palsy, presents its interrater reliability, and describes the cases identified in the SCPE database.

Method: The development of the classification, based on literature review and expert discussions, resulted in six main categories and 19 subcategories. The first chronological event designated as the primary event was mainly reported.

Mortality and neurodevelopmental outcome after invasive group B streptococcal infection in infants.

Aim: To assess case fatality rate (CFR), infant mortality, and long-term neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) after invasive group B streptococcal (GBS; Streptococcus agalactiae) infection in infants.

Method: Children born in Norway between 1996 and 2019 were included. Data on pregnancies/deliveries, GBS infection, NDDs, and causes of death were retrieved from five national registries.

Prevalence, birth, and clinical characteristics of dyskinetic cerebral palsy compared with spastic cerebral palsy subtypes: A Norwegian register-based study.

Aim: To study the prevalence, birth, and clinical characteristics of children with dyskinetic cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway compared with spastic quadriplegic CP and other spastic CP subtypes.

Method: Data on children born from 1996 to 2015 were collected from the Norwegian Quality and Surveillance Registry for Cerebral Palsy and the Medical Birth Registry of Norway.

Results: One hundred and seventy (6.

Norwegian paediatric habilitation centres judge their own competence on cerebral visual impairment as limited.

Aim: Cerebral visual impairment (CVI), a frequently occurring functional impairment in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, leads to communicative, social and academic challenges. In Norway, children with neurodevelopmental disorders are assessed at paediatric habilitation centres. Our aims were to explore how CVI is identified, how paediatric habilitation centres assess their CVI competence and the reported prevalence of CVI among children with cerebral palsy.

Household income, fetal size and birth weight: an analysis of eight populations.

Background: The age at onset of the association between poverty and poor health is not understood. Our hypothesis was that individuals from highest household income (HI), compared to those with lowest HI, will have increased fetal size in the second and third trimester and birth.

Methods: Second and third trimester fetal ultrasound measurements and birth measurements were obtained from eight cohorts.

High occurrence of perinatal risk factors and more severe impairments in children with postneonatal cerebral palsy in Norway.

Aim: To describe causal events, perinatal risk factors and clinical characteristics in children with postneonatal cerebral palsy (PNCP).

Methods: Population-based registry study of Norwegian children born 1999-2013. Prevalence, causal events and clinical characteristics of PNCP were described.

External validity of the Both Hands Assessment for evaluating bimanual performance in children with bilateral cerebral palsy.

Aim: To investigate the external validity of the Both Hands Assessment (BoHA), a new test evaluating bimanual performance in children with bilateral cerebral palsy (CP), by analysing its relationship to established measurements of hand function and self-care skills.

Method: In this cross-sectional study, we recruited children with bilateral CP and manual ability corresponding to Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) levels I to III attending three habilitation units in Norway. All participants completed the BoHA.

Interobserver Reliability for Identifying Specific Patterns of Placental Injury as Defined by the Amsterdam Classification.

Context.—: Placental pathology is an essential tool for understanding neonatal illness. The recent Amsterdam international consensus has standardized criteria and terminology, providing harmonized data for research and clinical care.

Does caesarean delivery in the first pregnancy increase the risk for adverse outcome in the second? A registry-based cohort study on first and second singleton births in Norway.

Objective: To explore if newborns in the second pregnancy following a previous caesarean delivery (CD) have higher risk of perinatal mortality or cerebral palsy than newborns in pregnancies following a previous vaginal delivery (VD).

Design: Cohort study with information from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway and the Cerebral Palsy Registry of Norway.

Setting: Births in Norway.

Incidence of invasive Group B Streptococcal infection and the risk of infant death and cerebral palsy: a Norwegian Cohort Study.

Background: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of invasive neonatal infection worldwide. In high-income countries mortality rates are 4-10%, and among survivors of GBS meningitis 30-50% have neurodevelopmental impairments. We hypothesized that invasive GBS infection was associated with increased risk of infant mortality and cerebral palsy (CP).

Access to Intrathecal Baclofen Treatment for Children with Cerebral Palsy in European Countries: An SCPE Survey Reveals Important Differences.

Aim: The aim is to study access to intrathecal baclofen (ITB) for children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Europe, as an indicator of access to advanced care.

Methods: Surveys were sent to CP registers, clinical networks, and pump manufacturers. Enquiries were made about ITB treatment in children born in 1990 to 2005 by sex, CP type, level of gross motor function classification system (GMFCS) and age at the start of treatment.

Prelabor rupture of membranes and the association with cerebral palsy in term born children: a national registry-based cohort study.

Background: Guidelines regarding management of prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM) at term vary between immediate induction and expectant management. A long interval between PROM and delivery increases the risk for perinatal infections. Severe perinatal infections are associated with excess risk for cerebral palsy (CP) and perinatal death.

Is there an association between full IQ score and mental health problems in young adults? A study with a convenience sample.

Background: Intelligence is the aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, to think rationally and to deal effectively with the environment. Previous studies have shown that individuals with intellectual disability, IQ < 70, have increased risk of being diagnosed with one or more mental disorders. We wanted to investigate if this also applies to individuals with IQ between 70 and 85.

Adherence to guidelines and suboptimal practice in term breech delivery with perinatal death- a population-based case-control study in Norway.

Background: In a recent population-based study we reported excess risk of neonatal mortality associated with vaginal breech delivery. In this case-control study we examine whether deviations from Norwegian guidelines are more common in breech deliveries resulting in intrapartum or neonatal deaths than in breech deliveries where the offspring survives, and if these deaths are potentially avoidable.

Material And Methods: Case-control study completed as a perinatal audit including term breech deliveries of singleton without congenital anomalies in Norway from 1999 to 2015.