March 23, 2004; 62 (6) Special Article
Practice Parameter: Diagnostic assessment of the child with cerebral palsy [RETIRED]
Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society
S. Ashwal, B. S. Russman, P. A. Blasco, G. Miller, A. Sandler, M. Shevell, R. Stevenson
First published March 22, 2004, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/01.WNL.0000117981.35364.1B
S. Ashwal
From the Division of Child Neurology (Dr. Ashwal), Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (Dr. Russman) and Division of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Department of Pediatrics (Dr. Blasco), Oregon Health and Science University and Shriners Hospital for Children, Portland; Pediatrics and Neurology (Dr. Miller), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Olson Huff Center for Child Development (Dr. Sandler), Mission Children’s Health Services, Asheville, NC; Departments of Neurology/Neurosurgery and Pediatrics (Dr. Shevell), Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, and Division of Pediatric Neurology, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and Pediatrics (Dr. Stevenson), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
B. S. Russman
From the Division of Child Neurology (Dr. Ashwal), Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (Dr. Russman) and Division of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Department of Pediatrics (Dr. Blasco), Oregon Health and Science University and Shriners Hospital for Children, Portland; Pediatrics and Neurology (Dr. Miller), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Olson Huff Center for Child Development (Dr. Sandler), Mission Children’s Health Services, Asheville, NC; Departments of Neurology/Neurosurgery and Pediatrics (Dr. Shevell), Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, and Division of Pediatric Neurology, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and Pediatrics (Dr. Stevenson), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
P. A. Blasco
From the Division of Child Neurology (Dr. Ashwal), Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (Dr. Russman) and Division of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Department of Pediatrics (Dr. Blasco), Oregon Health and Science University and Shriners Hospital for Children, Portland; Pediatrics and Neurology (Dr. Miller), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Olson Huff Center for Child Development (Dr. Sandler), Mission Children’s Health Services, Asheville, NC; Departments of Neurology/Neurosurgery and Pediatrics (Dr. Shevell), Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, and Division of Pediatric Neurology, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and Pediatrics (Dr. Stevenson), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
G. Miller
From the Division of Child Neurology (Dr. Ashwal), Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (Dr. Russman) and Division of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Department of Pediatrics (Dr. Blasco), Oregon Health and Science University and Shriners Hospital for Children, Portland; Pediatrics and Neurology (Dr. Miller), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Olson Huff Center for Child Development (Dr. Sandler), Mission Children’s Health Services, Asheville, NC; Departments of Neurology/Neurosurgery and Pediatrics (Dr. Shevell), Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, and Division of Pediatric Neurology, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and Pediatrics (Dr. Stevenson), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
A. Sandler
From the Division of Child Neurology (Dr. Ashwal), Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (Dr. Russman) and Division of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Department of Pediatrics (Dr. Blasco), Oregon Health and Science University and Shriners Hospital for Children, Portland; Pediatrics and Neurology (Dr. Miller), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Olson Huff Center for Child Development (Dr. Sandler), Mission Children’s Health Services, Asheville, NC; Departments of Neurology/Neurosurgery and Pediatrics (Dr. Shevell), Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, and Division of Pediatric Neurology, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and Pediatrics (Dr. Stevenson), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
M. Shevell
From the Division of Child Neurology (Dr. Ashwal), Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (Dr. Russman) and Division of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Department of Pediatrics (Dr. Blasco), Oregon Health and Science University and Shriners Hospital for Children, Portland; Pediatrics and Neurology (Dr. Miller), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Olson Huff Center for Child Development (Dr. Sandler), Mission Children’s Health Services, Asheville, NC; Departments of Neurology/Neurosurgery and Pediatrics (Dr. Shevell), Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, and Division of Pediatric Neurology, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and Pediatrics (Dr. Stevenson), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
R. Stevenson
From the Division of Child Neurology (Dr. Ashwal), Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (Dr. Russman) and Division of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Department of Pediatrics (Dr. Blasco), Oregon Health and Science University and Shriners Hospital for Children, Portland; Pediatrics and Neurology (Dr. Miller), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Olson Huff Center for Child Development (Dr. Sandler), Mission Children’s Health Services, Asheville, NC; Departments of Neurology/Neurosurgery and Pediatrics (Dr. Shevell), Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, and Division of Pediatric Neurology, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and Pediatrics (Dr. Stevenson), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
Practice Parameter: Diagnostic assessment of the child with cerebral palsy [RETIRED]
Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society
S. Ashwal, B. S. Russman, P. A. Blasco, G. Miller, A. Sandler, M. Shevell, R. Stevenson
Neurology Mar 2004, 62 (6) 851-863; DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000117981.35364.1B
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- Received May 27, 2003
- Accepted in final form December 24, 2003
- First Published March 22, 2004.
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- S. Ashwal, MD,
- B. S. Russman, MD,
- P. A. Blasco, MD,
- G. Miller, MD,
- A. Sandler, MD,
- M. Shevell, MD, CM, FRCP and
- R. Stevenson, MD
- S. Ashwal, MD,
- B. S. Russman, MD,
- P. A. Blasco, MD,
- G. Miller, MD,
- A. Sandler, MD,
- M. Shevell, MD, CM, FRCP and
- R. Stevenson, MD
- From the Division of Child Neurology (Dr. Ashwal), Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (Dr. Russman) and Division of Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Department of Pediatrics (Dr. Blasco), Oregon Health and Science University and Shriners Hospital for Children, Portland; Pediatrics and Neurology (Dr. Miller), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Olson Huff Center for Child Development (Dr. Sandler), Mission Children’s Health Services, Asheville, NC; Departments of Neurology/Neurosurgery and Pediatrics (Dr. Shevell), Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, and Division of Pediatric Neurology, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and Pediatrics (Dr. Stevenson), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology, 1080 Montreal Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55116.
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- Practice Parameter: Diagnostic assessment of the child with cerebral palsy
- M.A. Whelan, MD, PhD, Neurologist, 122 Sugar Hill Road, Cooperstown, New York 13326mawhelan@capital.net
Submitted June 19, 2004 - Reply to Jenkins and Mink and Whelan
- Stephen Ashwal, MD, Dept. of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University, 11175 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA 92350sashwal@ahs.llumc.edu
- Barry Russman, MD, Co-author, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
Submitted June 19, 2004 - Practice Parameter: Diagnostic assessment of the child with cerebral palsy
- Jonathan W. Mink, MD, PhD, Dept. of Neurology, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave., Box 673, Rochester, NYjonathan Mink_urmc.rochester.edu
- Mary E. Jenkins, MD
Submitted June 19, 2004
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