title: Computed tomographic (CT) scans in cerebral palsy (CP).
abstract: The CT findings in 120 cerebral palsied children are analysed. The 72.5% positive findings are correlated with the clinical types, as well as the aetiological basis for the cerebral palsy. The spastic type, 83.3% of the total number of children, had the highest positive findings. The yield was increased in children with seizures (91.3%) and those in the postnatal group (90%), as well as those with birth trauma and neonatal asphyxia (94%). The findings were those of atrophy in 30.8%, hydrocephalus, in 10%, infarct in 11.6%, porencephaly in 8.3% and others. The atropic changes and their patterns are explained. Treatable lesions, such as tumour, hydrocephalus, subdural haematoma, porencephaly and hygroma were identified in 22.5% of cases. It is concluded that CT scan is definitely efficacious in the management of cerebral palsied children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Kolawole
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Mahdi
mesh_terms: D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000150:complications; D001284:Atrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000150:complications; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed