Table 2.
Comparison of subtype and associated impairments according to bilateral and unilateral lesion in children with predominant maldevelopments on brain MRI.
| Impairment | Localization of predominant maldevelopments | P-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilateral N = 244 (%) | Unilateral N = 94 (%) | Unknown N = 85 | ||
| CP type | <0.001 | |||
| Spastic bilateral | 149 (63.1) | 16 (17.2) | 35 (45.4) | |
| Spastic unilateral | 39 (16.5) | 65 (69.9) | 21 (27.3) | |
| Dyskinetic | 25 (10.6) | 6 (6.4) | 11 (14.3) | |
| Ataxic | 23 (9.7) | 6 (6.4) | 10 (13.0) | |
| GMFCS III–V | 155 (64.6) | 17 (18.3) | 42 (56.2) | <0.001 |
| BFMF III–V | 124 (59.9) | 24 (30.8) | 24 (46.1) | <0.001 |
| Epilepsy | 0.40 | |||
| Active | 114 (48.5) | 37 (40.7) | 37 (45.7) | |
| Not active | 15 (6.4) | 8 (8.8) | 3 (3.7) | |
| No epilepsy | 106 (45.1) | 46 (50.5) | 41 (50.6) | |
| Severe intellectual impairment | 147 (66.8) | 21 (25.6) | 41 (51.9) | <0.001 |
| Severe visual impairment | 40 (16.4) | 2 (2.1) | 18 (21.2) | <0.001 |
| Severe hearing impairment | 14 (5.7) | 4 (4.3) | 0 (–) | 0.59 |
*
The p-value corresponds to the comparison between bilateral and unilateral lesions. Unknown values were excluded from the comparison.