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Cerebral palsy & mental illness common?

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Dr. Shah Chowdhury answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

CEREBRAL PALSY (CP): CP is the disorder of movement and posture due to non-progressive defect or lesion of developing brain, often associated with epilepsy and abnormalities of speech, vision and intellect. It is a common disorder, estimated prevalence of 2/1000 population. It doesn't necessarily associated with mental illness.

Answered 6/10/2014

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Dr. Leonard Lado answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Behavior cer palsy: Behavioral problems are common in children with cerebral palsy. Child psychiatric disorders were found in 57% of the children, including 28 children meeting criteria for an attention deficit disorder, which was the most common (bjorgaas et al 2012) communication problem was significantly associated with having a psychiatric disorder. Early evaluation for children with CP may prevent severe behavio.

Answered 12/8/2015

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