There have been significant changes in the clinical management of cerebral palsy (CP) during the past 2 decades. Gastrostomy tubes and nutritional supplements have been paramount in enhancing the life expectancy of those with CP. The literature shows that as many as 90% of children with CP can now expect to live to adulthood.1-4 As a result, CP is no longer considered to be a condition limited to childhood. However, emerging populations pose new challenges to those who provide health care support. This article presents an overview of what we know about the health care needs of adults with CP. / From the Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario; The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario; and The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. / Dr Young is supported by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canada Research chair.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OSUL.10219/101 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Young, Nancy |
| Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | english |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article |
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