1. MR Findings in Cerebral Palsy

Shoko Yoshida, Katsumi Hayakawa, Toyoko Kanda¹⁾
Department of Radiology, Kyoto City Hospital
Department of Pediatric Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital for Handicapped Children¹⁾

Abstract
　　Cerebral palsy includes many clinical and neuropathological states arising from ante-, peri- and postnatal events. MRIs of children with cerebral palsy are closely associated with their clinicopathological states. Understanding the several major MR findings in cerebral palsy helps to understand the nature of the children's condition and to predict their outcomes and their needs, and may be useful in helping patients, clinicians, and others involved in the care of children. It is very important to perform MR examination of children who may have had not only a history of perinatal asphyxia, or very low birth weight and are therefore considered at risk for cerebral palsy, but also those showing developmental or psychomotor delay, in order to detect brain structural abnormality and finally to start physiotherapy as early as possible for high risk children.

Keywords： Cerebral palsy, MRI