title: Are hospital based notifications enough? Achieving accurate case ascertainment--the Southern Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register (SICPR).
abstract: The Southern Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register (SICPR) attempts to identify all cases of cerebral palsy in the Southern Health Board region. Multiple sources of case ascertainment are necessary to achieve a complete register. The aims of the study were to ensure the accuracy of case ascertainment to this register. A postal survey to all general practitioners in the Southern Health Board region did not confirm any new cases of cerebral palsy to the register. We encourage all health professionals to notify our register of any child with suspected cerebral palsy.
authors.affiliation: South of Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register, Enable Ireland, Ballintemple, Co. Cork. vmcmanus@enableireland.ie
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: McManus
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coghlan
mesh_terms: D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires