Table 1 Clinical characteristics of individuals with cerebral palsy (R = right, L = left M = male, F = female, BS = bilateral spastic, D = dyskinetic and A = ataxic)
Dominant motor impairment | HOUSE right hand | HOUSE left hand | CP subgroup | Gestational age( weeks) | GMFCS | Mental retardation | Epilepsy | Medication | Neuroimaging findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R | 2 | 6 | BS | 36 | 2 | No | Yes | Antiepileptic | Ventricular asymmetry in supratentorial area, wide ventricular cavities |
R | 5 | 7 | A | 40 | 4 | No | No | No | Cortical atrophy with asymmetrical subcortical damage in temporal lobes, brainstem atrophy and hypoplasia |
R | 6 | 8 | A | 40 | 1 | Moderate | No | No | Collapsed lateral ventriculi, periencephalic cavity in occipital and posterior parietal areas |
R | 3 | 6 | BS | 28 | 2 | No | No | No | N/A |
R | 3 | 6 | BS | 40 | 1 | No | No | No | N/A |
R | 6 | 8 | BS | 40 | 1 | Severe | No | Antidepressants | N/A |
R | 1 | 4 | A | 40 | 2 | Severe | Yes | No | N/A |
R | 6 | 8 | BS | 40 | 1 | Moderate | No | No | N/A |
R | 3 | 6 | BS | 32 | 2 | No | No | No | N/A |
L | 4 | 1 | BS | 20 | 4 | Mild | Yes | Antiepileptic | N/A |
L | 7 | 5 | BS | 24 | 1 | No | No | Musc. relaxant | Asymmetry in Rolando cortex with periventricular cyst in left hemisphere |
L | 7 | 5 | BS | 40 | 2 | Moderate | Yes | Antiepileptic | Corpus callosum and formix hypoplasia, septum pellucidum cyst, diffuse cortical atrophy, abnormal EEG activity in left parietal lobe |
L | 7 | 5 | BS | 41 | 3 | No | No | No | N/A |
L | 8 | 6 | BS | 31 | 3 | Mild | No | Antidepressants | Leukomalacia with dilatation of left temporal lobe |
L | 8 | 5 | BS | 40 | 3 | No | Yes | Antiepileptic | N/A |
L | 8 | 6 | BS | 40 | 1 | Moderate | No | No | N/A |
L | 4 | 0 | BS | 40 | 3 | Moderate | No | No | N/A |
L | 6 | 3 | D | 42 | 5 | No | Yes | Antidepressants | N/A |