title: Pediatric cerebral palsy in Africa: a systematic review.
abstract: Cerebral palsy is a common neurologic problem in children and is reported as occurring in approximately 2-2.5 of 1000 live births globally. As is the case with many pediatric neurologic conditions, very little has been reported on this condition in the African context. Resource-limited settings such as those found across the continent are likely to result in a different spectrum of etiologies, prevalence, severity as well as management approaches. This review aims to establish what has been reported on this condition from the African continent so as to better define key clinical and research questions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Developmental Paediatrics, School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: Kirsty.Donald@uct.ac.za.
authors.forename: Kirsten A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Donald
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Samia
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda; Neuropediatric Research Unit, Department of Women's & Children's Health, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Angelina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kakooza-Mwesige
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bearden
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics