Research Article

Mental Health in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Does Screening Capture the Complexity?

Table 1

Demographics and functional data for a population of children with cerebral palsy living in the Western Health Region of Norway at school starting age.

(%)

Boys30 (64)
Cerebral palsy subtype
 Bilateral25 (53)
 Unilateral18 (38)
 Ataxia/dyskinesia4 (9)
GMFCS leveli
 I-II38 (81)
 III-IV9 (19)
Intellectual disabilityii10 (21)
Epilepsy9 (19)
Visual impairmentiii19 (40)

iGross Motor Function Classification System.
iiDefined as IQ < 70.
iiiDefined as any visual impairment.