Analysis of Cranial CT-scan Findings in Cerebral Palsy

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  • 脳性麻痺児の頭部CTスキャン所見

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CT-scan findings of 87 cerebral palsied children were studied.<br>They consist of 23 cases of spastic quadriplegia, 9 cases of diplegia, 12 cases of paraplegia, 24 cases of athetosis and mixed type, and 19 cases of hemiplegia.<br>In the former four types, ventricular dilatation and cortical atrophy were measured and abnormal changes in cerebral substance and cerebellar atrophy were observed.<br>Spastic quadriplegia showed most intense changes in every aspect of the abnorma-lities, while paraplegia had almost normal appearance. Athetosis and mixed type had moderate changes, <br>Hemiplegia always showed asymmetrical view on CT-scan, dilatation of lateral ventricle or atrophy of hemisphere in contralateral side being observed.

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