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Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
| Title: | Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries |
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| Authors: | Arrabella R. King, Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam, Sarah McIntyre, Catherine Morgan, Gulam Khandaker, Nadia Badawi, Atul Malhotra |
| Source: | Brain Sciences, Vol 12, Iss 5, p 539 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: | MDPI AG, 2022. |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Collection: | LCC:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
| Subject Terms: | cerebral palsy, cranial ultrasound, diagnosis, general movement assessment, Hammersmith infant neurological examination, low and middle income, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571 |
| More Details: | Cerebral palsy describes a group of permanent disorders of movement, motor function and posture that occur due to non-progressive insults to the developing brain. Most of the information concerning the early diagnosis of cerebral palsy originates from studies conducted in high-income countries. In this scoping review, we aimed to explore the tools used in low- and middle-income countries for the early diagnosis of cerebral palsy. A systematic search was conducted using OVID Medline and PubMed databases. “Early diagnosis” was defined as diagnosis prior to 12 months of age, and low- and middle-income countries were classified according to the World Bank classification system. We identified nine studies on the early diagnosis of cerebral palsy from low- and middle-income countries. The tools featured (n = number of studies) were: General Movement Assessment (6), neonatal magnetic resonance imaging (3), Hammersmith Neonatal Neurological Examination (2), Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (1) and cranial ultrasound (1). We found a paucity of published literature on the early diagnosis of cerebral palsy from low- and middle-income countries. Further research is needed to determine the tools that are accurate and feasible for use in low-resource settings, particularly since cerebral palsy is more prevalent in these areas. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 12050539 2076-3425 |
| Relation: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/5/539; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3425 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/brainsci12050539 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/3126dd60821541369fc144f384f21803 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.3126dd60821541369fc144f384f21803 |
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| ISSN: | 12050539 20763425 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/brainsci12050539 |
| Published in: | Brain Sciences |
| Language: | English |