Holistic Approach for Children with Cerebral Palsy Through Specialized Medical Care Clinics

INTRODUCTION: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a physically disabling condition affecting between 2 and 3 per 1000 live births and is believed to be the most common cause of severe physical disability in childhood. In addition to posture and movement disorders, these children have aggregate disorders such as limb use, communication, intellectual functioning, health, behavior, and social skills. The life of a family with a child with CP is transformed by obtaining a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of their child's disorders.
OBJECTIVE: To publicize the specialized medical approach promoted by the multidisciplinary team in caring for patients with CP through specialized care clinics. METHODOLOGY: In these clinics, a coordinator shows to the consulting physician an average of 8 cases per month, offering clinical information and laboratory and cabinet studies of the patient, which the specialist physician assesses, and medical or surgical indications are offered according to the case. Between 1991 to 2020, care clinics were instituted; They have improved the health status of children with CP.
RESULTS
Since the founding of the first clinic, more than 5000 evaluations and more than 32,600 medical visits have been offered to patients with Cerebral Palsy from newborn to 18 years of age in specialized medical and surgical clinics.

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