TABLE 6.

Suggestions for Areas of Emphasis or Clarification in the 2007 International Consensus Definition of CP

	Suggestions
Emphasize	CP “is not an etiologic diagnosis, but a clinical descriptive term.”11
	CP can exist as a diagnosis separate from definition of its etiology. It may be ideal for children to both carry a CP diagnosis and have specification of the etiology. Factors that could be explicitly stated for any child who meets clinical criteria for a CP diagnosis include the following: types of motor abnormalities (eg, spasticity, dystonia, hypotonia, ataxia, chorea), regions of the body affected by each type of motor abnormality (eg, spastic diplegia with axial hypotonia), and etiologies and etiologic risk factors for CP, noting that multiple may exist.
	Specify the known coexisting conditions for each child with CP (eg, intellectual disability, epilepsy, and autism spectrum disorder).
Clarify	Can CP be diagnosed in the setting of any nonprogressive motor disability regardless of the etiology (including genetic or other nonacquired etiologies)?
	Can CP be diagnosed in children with pure hypotonia?