The ICF-CY perspective on the neurorehabilitation of cerebral palsy: a single case study

J Child Neurol. 2012 Feb;27(2):183-90. doi: 10.1177/0883073811415852. Epub 2011 Sep 12.

Abstract

Starting from the case of a 12-year-old boy with dyskinetic (athetoid-dystonic subtype) cerebral palsy, the authors apply the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth (ICF-CY) of the World Health Organization (WHO) as a comprehensive documentation tool to guide the pathway of care and illustrate a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary neurorehabilitation team approach. The ICF-CY provides a common and universal language for describing and measuring health and disability in the first 2 decades of life. Despite the fact that this is a single case design, the authors consider it useful for the identification of an ICF-CY core set for the description of children with cerebral palsy. The results of this single case study are preliminary and need to be tested in a large trial of children with cerebral palsy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living*
  • Cerebral Palsy / rehabilitation*
  • Child
  • Disability Evaluation
  • Disabled Persons / rehabilitation*
  • Humans
  • International Classification of Diseases
  • Male
  • Patient Care Team*
  • World Health Organization