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The Treatment of Cerebral Palsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

Eirene Collis
Affiliation:
Cerebral Palsy Unit, Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey
Margaret C. Buck
Affiliation:
Cerebral Palsy Unit, Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey

Extract

An interesting field for investigation and experiment is provided by the conditions formerly known as Little's disease or spastic diplegia, or hemiplegia, or spasticity with athetosis.

One hundred years ago Little studied cases of types now grouped under the common term “cerebral palsy.” His conclusions justified attempts at rehabilitation rather than surgical intervention.

Type
Part I.—Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1946 

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