Bilateral spastic cerebral palsy--pathogenetic aspects from MRI

Neuropediatrics. 1992 Feb;23(1):46-8. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1071311.

Abstract

Thirty eight children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy underwent MRI at the age of 5 years and more. Twenty nine showed correlates of periventricular leucomalacia, which were found especially in preterms (20 out of 21) but also in 9 of 15 fullterms without birth asphyxia. These findings suggest compromising events in the peri- and neonatal period especially in preterms and prenatal 3rd trimenon compromise in most of the fullterms without birth asphyxia.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Brain / abnormalities
  • Brain / physiopathology
  • Brain Damage, Chronic / diagnosis
  • Brain Damage, Chronic / physiopathology*
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / physiopathology
  • Cerebral Palsy / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Palsy / physiopathology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cysts / diagnosis
  • Cysts / physiopathology
  • Dominance, Cerebral / physiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Leukomalacia, Periventricular / diagnosis
  • Leukomalacia, Periventricular / physiopathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Muscle Spasticity / diagnosis
  • Muscle Spasticity / physiopathology