Cerebral Palsy
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The following sites provide reliable information on this topic:
American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
Cerebral Palsy at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cerebral Palsy at the Childrens Neurobiological Solutions
Cerebral Palsy at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Cerebral Palsy clinical trials at the NIH
Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation
United Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy Research and Education Foundation
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Cerebral Palsy References:
Bax M, Goldstein M, Rosenbaum P, Leviton A, Paneth N, Dan B, Jacobson B, Damiano D; Executive Committee for the Definition of Cerebral Palsy. Proposed definition and classification of cerebral palsy, April 2005. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2005 Aug;47(8):571-6.
Bonellie SR, Currie D, Chalmers J. Comparison of risk factors for cerebral palsy in twins and singletons. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2005 Sep;47(9):587-91.
Howard J, Soo B, Graham HK, Boyd RN, Reid S, Lanigan A, Wolfe R, Reddihough DS. Cerebral palsy in Victoria: Motor types, topography and gross motor function. J Paediatr Child Health. 2005 Sep-Oct;41(9-10):479-83.
