Abstract
CT-scan findings of 87 cerebral palsied children were studied.They consist of 23 cases of spastic quadriplegia, 9 cases of diplegia, 12 cases of paraplegia, 24 cases of athetosis and mixed type, and 19 cases of hemiplegia.In the former four types, ventricular dilatation and cortical atrophy were measured and abnormal changes in cerebral substance and cerebellar atrophy were observed.Spastic quadriplegia showed most intense changes in every aspect of the abnorma-lities, while paraplegia had almost normal appearance. Athetosis and mixed type had moderate changes, Hemiplegia always showed asymmetrical view on CT-scan, dilatation of lateral ventricle or atrophy of hemisphere in contralateral side being observed.
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