A prospective, longitudinal study of growth, nutrition and sedentary behaviour in young children with cerebral palsy

• Main Authors: Weir Kelly A (Author), Tweedy Sean M (Author), Boyd Roslyn N (Author), Bell Kristie L (Author), Stevenson Richard D (Author), Davies Peter SW (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cerebral palsy is the most common cause of physical disability in childhood, occurring in one in 500 children. It is caused by a static brain lesion in the neonatal period leading to a range of activity limitations. Oral motor and sw...