[Review] Clinical presentation and management of dyskinetic cerebral palsy

Cerebral palsy is the most frequent cause of severe physical disability in childhood. Dyskinetic cerebral palsy (DCP) is the second most common type of cerebral palsy after spastic forms. DCP is typically caused by non-progressive lesions to the basal ganglia or thalamus, or both, and is characterised by abnormal postures or movements associated with impaired tone regulation or movement coordination. In DCP, two major movement disorders, dystonia and choreoathetosis, are present together most of the time.

Source: Lancet Neurology - August 9, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Elegast Monbaliu, Kate Himmelmann, Jean-Pierre Lin, Els Ortibus, Laura Bonouvri é, Hilde Feys, R Jeroen Vermeulen, Bernard Dan Tags: Review Source Type: research