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Browsing Medicine by Subject "Cerebral Palsy"

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  • Developing and pilot-testing an Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Screening Tool for children with cerebral palsy aged 4 – 6 years 
    Hettiarachchi, S.; Ravihari, M.G.I. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2020)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) demonstrate a variety of dysphagic symptoms. Speech and language therapists (SLTs) are mainly involved in the diagnosis and management of oropharyngeal dysphagia ...
  • Of love and isolation: Narratives of siblings of children with cerebral palsy in Sri Lanka. 
    Hettiarachchi, S.; Kitnasamy, G. (Blackwell Publishing-National Spastics Society Medical Education and Information, 2016)
    AIM: Siblings of children with cerebral palsy are often in the periphery of discussions; their views not always taken into account. The aim of this study was to uncover the narratives of young siblings of children with ...
  • Protocol for the Sri Lankan Cerebral Palsy Register pilot study 
    Heiyanthuduwage, T.M.; Sumanasena, S.P.; Kitnasamy, G.; Sheedy, H. S.; Khandaker, G.; Fernando, R.; Wijesekara, S.; Jagoda, J.; Ratnayake, P.; Wanigasinghe, J.; Mclntyre, S.; Goldsmith, S.; Waight, E.; Badawi, N.; Muhit, M.; Muttiah, N. (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2020)
    INTRODUCTION: Cerebral palsy (CP) describes a heterogeneous group of motor disorders resulting from disturbance in the developing brain. CP occurs in approximately 2.1 per 1000 live births in high-income countries, but in ...
  • Socio-economic impact on Sri Lankan families managing a child with cerebral palsy 
    Perera, P.J.; Fernanado, M.D. (World Wide Journals(Ahmedab -India), 2016)
    Cerebral palsy (CP) is a condition that limits a child’s ability to move, maintain balance and posture. Dependency thus ensues, cause significant detrimental effects on the quality of life of CP children and their families. ...

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