Table 1.
Demographics and clinical data of subjects with dyskinetic cerebral palsy and healthy age and sex matched controls.
| CP group | Control group | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex n (female/male) |
15/18 | 15/18 |
| Age Mean (SD)/range |
24.42 (12.61)/6–59 | 24.42 (12.44)/7–59 |
| Gestational age n (< 32 weeks/32–36 weeks/≥37 weeks) |
2/4/27 | 0/0/33 |
| Epilepsy status n (no epilepsy/active/resolved) |
23/8/2 | 33/0/0 |
| Aetiology, n |
– |
|
| HIE | 14 | |
| Intra-cranial haemorrhage/infarction/hydrocephalus | 3 | |
| Infection | 1 | |
| Kernicterus | 1 | |
| Unclassifiable | 14 | |
| Gross motor function (GMFCS) (n) | I (12) II (6) III (3) IV (5) V (7) |
– |
| Fine motor function (MACS) (n) | I (5) II (8) III (11) IV (2) V (7) |
– |
| Communication (CFCS) (n) | I (14) II (13) III (2) IV (4) V (0) |
– |
| Motor distribution (tetraplegia/hemiplegia/monoplegia) | 28/4/1 | – |
CFCS: Communication function classification system; CP: cerebral palsy; GMFCS: Gross motor function classification system; HIE: hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; MACS: Manual ability classification system; SD: standard deviation.