Table 1 Subtypes, severity and associated impairments in a cohort of 185 children with CP
From: Cerebral palsy in Moldova: subtypes, severity and associated impairments
CP subtypes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unilateral N (%) | Bilateral N (%) | Dyskinetic N (%) | Ataxic N (%) | Not classified N (%) | Total N (%) | P-value of totals | |
GMFCS levels | |||||||
Level I-II | 33 (89) | 21 (19) | 0 | 5 (56) | 1 (25) | 60 (33) | |
Level III | 4 (11) | 39 (35) | 4 (18) | 4 (44) | 2 (50) | 53 (29) | |
Level IV-V | 0 | 53 (28) | 18 (82) | 0 | 1 (25) | 72 (38) | < 0.001 |
BFMF levels | |||||||
Level I-II | 33 (91) | 35 (31) | 0 | 4 (44) | 1 (25) | 73 (40) | |
Level III | 4 (10) | 32 (28) | 4 (18) | 5 (56) | 2 (50) | 47 (24) | |
Level IV-V | 0 | 46 (41) | 18 (82) | 0 | 1 (25) | 65 (36) | < 0.001 |
Intellectual disability | |||||||
No | 31 (84) | 39 (35) | 2 (9) | 3 (34) | 1 (25) | 76 (41) | |
Yes | 6 (16) | 74 (66) | 20 (91) | 6 (67) | 3 (75) | 109 (59) | 0.001 |
Active epilepsy | |||||||
No | 29 (78) | 48 (43) | 8 (36) | 3 (33) | 4 (100) | 92 (49) | |
Yes | 8 (22) | 65 (58) | 14 (64) | 6 (67) | 0 | 93 (51) | < 0.001 |
Vision | |||||||
Normal/impaired | 34 (92) | 80 (71) | 19 (86) | 7 (78) | 3 (75) | 143 (77) | |
Severely impaired | 3 (8) | 33 (29) | 3 (14) | 2 (22) | 1 (25) | 42 (23) | 0.054 |
Hearing | |||||||
Normal/impaired | 37 (100) | 104 (92) | 21 (96) | 9 (100) | 4 (100) | 175 (95) | |
Severely impaired | 0 | 9 (8) | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 10 (5) | 0.143 |
Speech impairments | |||||||
Normal | 11 (30) | 8 (7) | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 20 (11) | |
Impaired, understandable | 25 (68) | 43 (38) | 7 (32) | 5 (56) | 1 (25) | 81 (44) | |
Severely impaired/no speech | 1 (3) | 62 (55) | 14 (64) | 4 (44) | 3 (75) | 84 (45) | < 0.001 |
Feeding | |||||||
Independent | 34 (92) | 56 (49) | 8 (36) | 5 (56) | 2 (50) | 105 (57) | |
Dependent | 3 (8) | 57 (51) | 14 (64) | 4 (44) | 2 (50) | 80 (43) | < 0.001 |
Total | 37 (100) | 113 (100) | 22 (100) | 9 (100) | 4 (100) | 185 (100) | |