The prediction of long-term functional outcomes of children with cerebral palsy.
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.
O'Grady
R S
RS
Program in Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA.
Crain
L S
LS
Kohn
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002140:California; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States