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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Main Authors:	Leelavathi M, Lim, JL, Ahmad S
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit UKM 2014
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

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spelling	ukm-81112016-12-14T06:46:15Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8111/ A tale of two boys: case report on non-consanguineous siblings with cerebral palsy. Leelavathi M, Lim, JL Ahmad S, 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. Penerbit UKM 2014-01-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8111/1/08-MS186-_Proof_%2874-79%29.pdf Leelavathi M, and Lim, JL and Ahmad S, (2014) A tale of two boys: case report on non-consanguineous siblings with cerebral palsy. Medicine & Health, 9 (1). pp. 74-79. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.ppukm.ukm.my/ukmmcjournal/index.php
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description	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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author	Leelavathi M, Lim, JL Ahmad S,
spellingShingle	Leelavathi M, Lim, JL Ahmad S, A tale of two boys: case report on non-consanguineous siblings with cerebral palsy.
author_facet	Leelavathi M, Lim, JL Ahmad S,
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title	A tale of two boys: case report on non-consanguineous siblings with cerebral palsy.
title_short	A tale of two boys: case report on non-consanguineous siblings with cerebral palsy.
title_full	A tale of two boys: case report on non-consanguineous siblings with cerebral palsy.
title_fullStr	A tale of two boys: case report on non-consanguineous siblings with cerebral palsy.
title_full_unstemmed	A tale of two boys: case report on non-consanguineous siblings with cerebral palsy.
title_sort	tale of two boys: case report on non-consanguineous siblings with cerebral palsy.
publisher	Penerbit UKM
publishDate	2014
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8111/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8111/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8111/1/08-MS186-_Proof_%2874-79%29.pdf
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A tale of two boys: case report on non-consanguineous siblings with cerebral palsy.

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