Abstract

Abstract: This is one of the first studies delineating some characteristic features of certain common childhood problems of pediatric cerebral palsy (CP) subjects that might have been overlooked in previous medical visits. We collected data on immunization and also blood, urine and stool specimens of 89 CP subjects and 80 control patients. The CP subjects had significantly higher ratios of anemia, urinary tract infections and missed shots of immunization than patients presenting with first seizure as control group (p