title: Problems in diagnosis and management of children with cerebral palsy and deafness.
abstract: Problems in the diagnosis, management and educational placement of 10 children with cerebral palsy and deafness are reported. Serious inadequacies revealed by the study include delays in diagnosis, poor co-ordination of decision-making between services and frequent changes of school--all leading to unsatisfactory progress by these children.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003638:Deafness / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004519:Education, Special; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D008369:Manual Communication; D014705:Verbal Behavior