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The prediction of long-term functional outcomes of children with cerebral palsy
R S O'Grady1, L S Crain, J Kohn
1Program in Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA.
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
|November 1, 1995
Abstract:
Current information was obtained from 117 respondents, including 71 who completed interviews, of a population of 810 individuals who had been diagnosed with cerebral palsy between 1951 and 1974. Original chart reviews constituted the basis for predicting employment capabilities of the interviewed cohort. A comparison of predictions with actual functional outcomes demonstrated a tendency to pessimistic underestimation of long-term functional outcome, sounding a note of caution to paediatric developmentalists.