Cerebral palsy in a total population of 4–11 year olds in southern Sweden. Prevalence and distribution according to different CP classification systems

Table 2 Distribution and prevalence of the CP subtypes

SCPE	SC	Children		Prevalence/1,000	Prevalence 95% CI
		n	%
Unilateral spastic	Spastic hemiplegia	104	30	0.8	0.7–1.0
Bilateral spastic	Spastic tetraplegia	19	5.5	0.2	0.1–0.2
	Spastic diplegia	130	38	1.0	0.8–1.2
Ataxic	Ataxic diplegia	14	4	0.1	0.1–0.2
	Simple ataxia	24	7	0.2	0.1–0.3
Choreo-athetosis	Choreo-athetosis	19	5.5	0.2	0.1–0.2
Dystonia	Athetosis + dystonia	5	1.5
	Dystonia	26	9.5	0.2	0.2–0.3
Non-classifiable	Mixed	2	0.5
Total		343		2.7	2.4–3.0

Distribution of CP subtypes based on the Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe (SCPE) and the Swedish (SC) classification systems. Prevalence per 1,000 in children born 1990–1997 and resident in the counties of Skåne and Blekinge on Jan 1^st 2002. Children born abroad and children with post-neonatally acquired CP included. CI = confidence interval.

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