Physical examination of the cerebral palsied child.

Abstract

Within recent years certain medical and lay groups have shown an active increase of interest in the varied problems of children with cerebral palsy. The factors underlying this renewed attention have been outlined elsewhere.1According to the Medical News columns ofThe Journalat least 16 new cerebral palsy centers of permanent character have been established in this country during the past four years. For the most part these facilities are designed for case-finding, diagnosis, and treatment; a few of them have been set up to meet the unusual educational needs of cerebral palsied children. Some states have appropriated special funds to deal with cerebral palsy, and require physicians to report cases to the state health department. A national parents' society,2with objectives in cerebral palsy comparable to those of the National Foundation in the field of infantile paralysis, was founded in 1949. All of this renewed stress