Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Cerebral Palsy

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for cerebral palsy.
Reviewed December 2011

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Title:   Treadmill interventions with partial body weight support in children under six years of age at risk of neuromotor delay
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Children who have a diagnosis of Down syndrome or cerebral palsy, or who are born pre-term, may be delayed in their motor development. Delays in motor development limit children's ability to move and achieve motor milestones such as walking, running and...
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Interventions for drooling in children with cerebral palsy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Many children with CP have difficulty controlling saliva. Drooling varies in severity and can be distressing for the children, families and caregivers. Excessive drooling can cause constant damp soiled clothing, unpleasant odour, irritated, chapped or s...
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Vitamin K prior to preterm birth for preventing neonatal periventricular haemorrhage
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vitamin K given to women before a very preterm birth does not decrease the risk of bleeding in the brain and associated neurological injury in babies born very preterm. Babies born very early (before 34 weeks) are at risk of bleeding in the brain (periv...
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Speech and language therapy for children with cerebral palsy might improve their communication skills, but more research is needed.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cerebral palsy (CP) is a movement disorder caused by damage to the brain before, during or soon after birth. The ability for people with CP to communicate effectively is often impaired by problems with speech and also gestures usually used in communicat...
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Is surgery or medical treatment more effective in treating acid reflux in brain damaged children having a feeding tube inserted
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Children with cerebral palsy often have oral motor impairment and need help with eating and drinking. Frequently this entails surgery to place a feeding tube (gastrostomy) directly into their stomach. They may also be found to have gastro-oesophageal re...
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   There is high level evidence to support the safety and effectiveness of Botulinum toxin -A (BoNT-A) as an adjunct to managing the upper limb in children with cerebral palsy.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   When injected into muscles BoNT-A reduces muscle tightness. When used in conjunction with occupational therapy, the aim of BoNT-A injections in the arms and hands is to improve movement and function in treated limbs. This review demonstrated improvement...
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Constraint-induced movement therapy in the treatment of the upper limb in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This therapy involves constraining the non-affected arm to encourage performance of therapeutic tasks with the affected arm, which children normally tend to disregard. Two clinical trials showed positive trends in support of constraint-induced movement ...
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Thumb-in-palm surgery appears to lead to modest improvement in hand function and quality of life in people with cerebral palsy.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cerebral palsy (CP) is a movement disorder caused by damage to the brain around birth. It causes muscle spasms and contractions that can lead to a condition called thumb-in- palm deformity, severely limiting hand function. Thumb-in-palm surgery is somet...
Date:   Jun 2005
Title:   Gastrostomy feeding versus oral feeding alone for children with cerebral palsy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Children with cerebral palsy can be disabled in their ability to suck, chew and swallow. This can lead to impairment in feeding ability and, eventually, to under-nutrition and/or problems caused by food entering the lungs. Mealtimes may be long and dist...
Date:   Dec 2003
Title:   Botulinum toxin type A injections for the treatment of lower limb spasm in cerebral palsy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cerebral palsy (CP) is a non-progressive lifelong condition resulting from damage to the newborn brain. Most infants have spasms (spasticity) affecting at least one leg that prevents normal movement. It can cause muscle contractures and deformities and ...
Date:   Oct 1999

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