Cerebral Palsy Risk Factors and Their Impact on Psychopathology
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OBJECTIVE: We examined whether the type of brain injury impacts the psychopathological profile and quality of life in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS: We assessed 18 children with CP [9 premature, 9 asphyxia at term] and 16 siblings using parent forms of the child behavior checklist (CBCL), disruptive behavior disorder rating scale (DBDRS), and pediatric quality of life inventory (PEDSQL). RESULTS: Children with CP demonstrated more emotional and behavioral symptoms (depression, anxiety, and social, thought, and attention problems) and lower quality of life than their siblings. The pathopsychological profile of children with CP due to prematurity and asphyxia was similar. CONCLUSION: Etiology does not impact the psychopathology in children with CP.
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Previous research has indicated that children with CP demonstrate more emotional and behavioral symptoms when compared to siblings.
“Previous research has indicated that children with CP demonstrate more emotional and behavioral symptoms when compared to siblings [49]”
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- Authors
- Levy-Zaks, A., Pollak, Y., & Ben-Pazi, H.
- Affiliations
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center (IL)
- ORCID
- Pollak, Yehuda
- Venue
- Neurological Research
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2014-01
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 92-94
- ISSN
- 0161-6412 (ISSN-L)
- 1743-1328
- OpenAlex
- W2120872660
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 0.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Neurological Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Hort Innovation
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Keywords
- cerebral palsy, psychopathology, quality of life, risk factors, preterm birth, perinatal asphyxia, emotional symptoms, behavioral symptoms, depression, anxiety, siblings, children
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Affective Symptoms, Hypoxia, Brain, Brain Ischemia, Cerebral Palsy, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Female, Gestational Age, Humans, Male, Parents, Psychopathology, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Siblings, Young Adult
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