A tale of two boys: case report on non-consanguineous siblings with cerebral palsy.
Cerebral palsy is a common cause of childhood disability. It has a great impact on parents and caregivers, especially when it reoccurs in the same family. Although familial cerebral palsy is relatively uncommon, cases have been reported among children from consanguineous, non-consanguineous marriage...
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Penerbit UKM
2014
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8111/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8111/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8111/1/08-MS186-_Proof_%2874-79%29.pdf |
| Summary: | Cerebral palsy is a common cause of childhood disability. It has a great impact on parents and caregivers, especially when it reoccurs in the same family. Although familial cerebral palsy is relatively uncommon, cases have been reported among children from consanguineous, non-consanguineous marriages and multiple pregnancies suggesting a possible complex genetic mode of inheritance. Physicians need to be aware of the possibility of familial cerebral palsy for early detection and counseling. We describe a rare case of two male siblings from a non-consanguineous marriage affected by cerebral palsy. |
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