Physical Therapy Registry for Establishment of Cerebral Palsy in Imbaba North Giza
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Physical Therapy Registry for Establishment of Cerebral Palsy in Imbaba North Giza, HESHAM S. DARWESH, ELHAM E. SALEM, MOHAMED T. MAHMOUD and AMANY M. MOHAMED
Abstract
Patient registry is an organized document system to collect uniformed data that evaluate specified outcomes for population defined by particular disease that serves a predetermined scientific, clinical or policy purposes.
Aim of the Work: This study was conducted to establish database about cerebral palsy in Imbaba District North Giza.
Subjects and Methods: Cerebral palsy children in Ministry of Health Hospitals, Units of Family Medicine and four private centers in Imbaba District North Giza were involved in this study. Cerebral palsy children who receiving physical therapy services of both genders, ranged in age from 3 months to 15 years, are subjected to confidential registry form. The outcome measures were gross motor function classification system, gross motor function measurement and manual classification system.
Results: Within the study population, 77.2% were spastic type, 11.4% were dyskinetic, 3.5% were ataxic and 7.9% not classified, percentage of CP based on GMFCS were, 2.6% for level I, 12.3% for level II, 25.4% for level III, 18.4% for level IV and 41.2% for level V. Percentage according GMFM, MACS were also recorded.
Conclusion: The current study revealed that CP children who are receiving physical therapy; incidence of spastic type is the major while is the least prevalence, ataxic type. High incidences of children with CP were level V in GM FCS, MACS. The results revealed that by excluding CP children with level V on GMFCS about 60% from CP study sample are actively ambulant, functional and able to communicate.