Children and youth with complex cerebral palsy : care and management / edited by Laurie J. Glader and Richard D. Stevenson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of cerebral palsy: definition, classification and impact / Laurie J. Glader and Richard D. Stevenson -- Functional assessment and goals of management / Jilda N. Vargus-Adams and Andrea L. Paulson -- Hypertonia / Darcy Fehlings, Cecilia Lee, Amber Makino and Anne Kawamura -- Musculoskeletal and orthopedic management / Mark J. Romness and Victor Anciano -- Seating, mobility, and equipment needs / Christopher D. Lunsford and Jonathan Greenwood -- Osteoporosis and fractures / Steven J. Bachrach and Heidi H. Kecskemethy -- Feeding and nutrition / Mary C. Bickley, Eva Delaney and Valentina Intagliata -- Gastro-intestinal diseases in pediatric patients with complex cerebral palsy / Beate Beinvogl and Munir Mobassaleh -- Overview of pulmonary and sleep disorders in children with complex cerebral palsy / Sebastian K. Welsh and Umakanth Katwa -- Speech and communication / John M. Costello and Elizabeth N. Rose -- Cognitive and sensory impairment / Katheryn F. Frazier -- Challenging behaviors, sleep and toileting / Alisa B. Bahl and Kurt A. Freeman -- Mental health in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy / Kerim M. Munir and Ikram Rustamov -- Pain and irritability / Julie Hauer -- Seizures and epilepsy in children with cerebral palsy / John R. Mytinger and Howard P. Goodkin -- Urologic issues in children with complex cerebral palsy / Stuart Bauer -- Adolescence and sexuality / Susan Hayden Gray and Laurie J. Glader -- Transition to adulthood / Claudio M. de Gusmao and Kitty O'Hare -- Evidence-based care: a tool chest for helping families navigate treatment options / Lisa Samson-Fang -- Difficult topics and decision making / Jim Plews-Ogan and Richard I. Grossberg -- Through the eyes of parents / Michele Shusterman, Carold Shrader and Jennifer Lyman -- Growing up, growing well with cerebral palsy / Jaylan Norfleet, Benjamin Shrader, Andrew J. Smith, Chelsea Strawser and Garey Noritz -- Care tools for clinical practice / Laurie J. Glader [et al.]

Children with complex cerebral palsy (typically, but not always, GMFCS levels IV and V) require skilled management and extensive expertise which can be overwhelming or intimidating for many clinicians. This book explores management of the medical and related comorbidities these children often encounter, including orthopaedic concerns, mobility and equipment needs, cognition and sensory impairment, difficult behaviours, seizures, respiratory complications, nutritional challenges, and bone fragility, among others.