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Fazzi, Elisa; Signorini, Sabrina G.; La Piana, Roberta; Bertone, Chiara; Misefari, Walter; Galli, Jessica; Balottin, Umberto; Bianchi, Paolo Emilio – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2012
Aim: Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) is a disorder caused by damage to the retrogeniculate visual pathways. Cerebral palsy (CP) and CVI share a common origin: 60 to 70% of children with CP also have CVI. We set out to describe visual dysfunction in children with CP. A further aim was to establish whether different types of CP are associated with…
Descriptors: Investigations, Visual Impairments, Cerebral Palsy, Psychiatry
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Samuelsson, Gillis; Dehlin, Ove – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1987
A 1975-76 Swedish study of 643 handicapped persons born in 1918 or earlier and a follow-up study conducted 5-8 years later found a higher mortality rate than the general mortality in the same age group. Population changes are described, focusing on institutionalization, need for services, functional level, hearing, and vision. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Health Needs