Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with spastic type of cerebral palsy
From: Ocular findings in patients with spastic type cerebral palsy
No of patients | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Incidence of the subtypes of spastic type of cerebral palsy | ||
Diplegia | 47 | 44.8 |
Hemiplegia | 27 | 25.7 |
Tetraplegia | 17 | 16.2 |
Monoplegia | 1 | 1.0 |
Unclassified | 13 | 12.3 |
Total | 105 | 100 |
Associated brain abnormalities | ||
Periventricular leukomalacia | 16 | 69.6 |
Brain atrophy | 2 | 8.4 |
Brainstem hemiatrophy | 1 | 4.4 |
Frontal lobe calcification | 1 | 4.4 |
Diffuse atrophy of cerebellum | 1 | 4.4 |
Corpus callosum agenesis | 1 | 4.4 |
Normal finding | 1 | 4.4 |
Total | 23 | 100 |
Associated perinatal defects | ||
Prematurity | 51 | 81.0 |
Seizure | 4 | 6.4 |
Hypoxia | 2 | 3.2 |
Hydrocephalus | 2 | 3.2 |
Premature, hypoxia | 2 | 3.2 |
Hypoxia, brain hemorrhage | 1 | 1.5 |
Premature, seizure | 1 | 1.5 |