Early Diagnosis and Early Intervention for Infants With Cerebral Palsy: Implementation of International Evidence-Based Guidelines Into Practice

Grant number: 1152800 | Funding period: 2018 - 2024

Completed

Abstract

Each year, 600 Australians are born with cerebral palsy. Despite most cases of cerebral palsy resulting from an injury to the developing brain prior to or around the time of birth, only 26% of infants get an early diagnosis before 6 months, delaying treatment and prevention of secondary complication. Early diagnosis of cerebral palsy enables earlier intervention and prevention of complications. This partnership grant ultimate goal is to reduce the age of cerebral palsy diagnosis in Australia.

Related publications (4)

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Parents' experiences of early screening for cerebral palsy: A qualitative reflexive thematic analysis

KLI Cameron, F Coulston, AKL Kwong, K Whittingham, C Morgan, RN Boyd, C Crowle, H Sakakini, A Spittle

2025-06-01

Aim: To explore parents' experiences of early screening for cerebral palsy (CP) in three Australian states. Method: This is a qual..

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Early high risk of cerebral palsy classification is predictive of cerebral palsy at 2 years: an implementation cohort study

AK Kwong, AL Eeles, PJ Anderson, S Arunanthy, N Badawi, RN Boyd, KLC Cameron, PB Colditz, C Crowle, R Dale, LW Doyle, JM George, PJ Koorts, KJ Lee, CR Luke, L McNamara, C Morgan, I Novak, JE Olsen, NG Reid

2025-01-01

Objective To determine the predictive accuracy of an early high risk of cerebral palsy (CP) classification for CP diagnosed by 2 y..

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The Knowledge Translation of Early Cerebral Palsy (KiTE CP) study: Implementing Screening among a High-risk Prospective Cohort of Australian Infants

Amanda KL Kwong, Abbey L Eeles, Peter J Anderson, Nadia Badawi, Roslyn N Boyd, Kate L Cameron, Jeanie LY Cheong, Paul Colditz, Pieter Koorts, Cathryn Crowle, Russell C Dale, Lex W Doyle, Michael Fahey, Joanne George, Rod W Hunt, Lynda McNamara, Catherine Morgan, Iona Novak, Joy E Olsen, Nadia Reid

2024-05-01

OBJECTIVE: To describe the implementation of the international guidelines for the early diagnosis of cerebral palsy (CP) and engag..

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Instructional guides for filming infant movements at home are effective for the General Movements Assessment

AKL Kwong, AL Eeles, JE Olsen, D Zannino, T Kariotis, AJ Spittle

2022-05-01

Aim: To determine the effectiveness of two instructional guides to obtain video recordings for the General Movements Assessment (G..

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