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Abstract
Cerebral palsy registers appear to be appropriate tools for answering questions regarding the registry and characteristics of this common childhood disability. Aim: this study was conducted to establish database about cerebral palsy in Sohag city. Subjects and methods: Cerebral palsy children were be collected from departments/centers provide physical therapy and neuro pediatrics in general , health insurance and university hospital, physical therapy private centers, neuro pediatric clinics and public health center in Sohag city were involved in this study cerebral palsy children of both gender ranged in age from 3 month to 17 years. The outcome measures were gross motor functional classification system, gross motor functional measure, manual ability classification system and viking speech scale. Results: Within the study population, 55.9% are spastic type, 19% non spastic type, 17.8% hypotonic type and 7.4% are non classifiable. Outcome based on Gross Motor functional classification system were 7.8% for level I, 14.7% level II, 36% level III, 24.8% level IV and 16.7% level V. Percentage according to gross motor functional measure, manual ability classification system and viking speech scales and its relations also recorded. Conclusion: the current study revealed that cerebral palsy children of both gender incidence of spastic type is the major while is the least prevalence ataxic type. The results revealed that CP children with level III, IV and V on gross motor functional classification system about 77.5% from cerebral palsy study sample are not actively ambulant, functional and able to communicate, also there significant relation between all cerebral palsy types and manual ability classification system