Table 2.
Distribution and prevalence of the CP subtypes
| SCPE | SC | Children | Prevalence/1,000 | Prevalence 95% CI | |
| n | % | ||||
| Unilateral spastic | Spastic hemiplegia | 104 | 30 | 0.8 | 0.7–1.0 |
| Bilateral spastic | Spastic tetraplegia | 19 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.1–0.2 |
| Spastic diplegia | 130 | 38 | 1.0 | 0.8–1.2 | |
| Ataxic | Ataxic diplegia | 14 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1–0.2 |
| Simple ataxia | 24 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1–0.3 | |
| Choreo-athetosis | Choreo-athetosis | 19 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.1–0.2 |
| Dystonia | Athetosis + dystonia | 5 | 1.5 | ||
| Dystonia | 26 | 9.5 | 0.2 | 0.2–0.3 | |
| Non-classifiable | Mixed | 2 | 0.5 | ||
| Total | 343 | 2.7 | 2.4–3.0 | ||
Distribution of CP subtypes based on the Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe (SCPE) and the Swedish (SC) classification systems. Prevalence per 1,000 in children born 1990–1997 and resident in the counties of Skåne and Blekinge on Jan 1st 2002. Children born abroad and children with post-neonatally acquired CP included. CI = confidence interval.