Cerebral Palsy in Children

Author: Lin Qing
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Publish Date: 2000-06-01
Features: After the control of poliomyelitis, cerebral palsy has become the main cause of motor disability in children. It severely affects the physical and mental development of children and also increases the burden on society and families. Based on the experience of developed countries, over the past 50 years, with the advancement of perinatal medicine and neonatal medicine, the neonatal mortality rate has gradually decreased, but the prevalence rate of cerebral palsy has not only not decreased but has even shown an increasing trend. Therefore, sufficient attention should be given to the prevention and treatment of cerebral palsy. The diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of cerebral palsy require the collaboration of multiple disciplines to improve the level of care. Currently, there is still a lack of a comprehensive, high-level reference book on cerebral palsy that integrates knowledge from various disciplines in China. For this reason, this book has invited experts from various fields, including pediatric neurology, pediatric developmental medicine, neonatal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedic surgery, epidemiology, medical imaging, and rehabilitation medicine, to write chapters. They possess extensive foundational knowledge and practical experience, and some of them have furthered their studies in countries such as the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia, and Belgium.