Cerebral palsy: associated deficits

1. What is an important indicator of whether a child with CP will walk?
2. What is an important indicator of intellectual potential?
3. What is the characteristic hearing loss in CP and in what type of CP is it most commonly seen?
4. What is the incidence of mental retardation in CP and in what types of CP is it most commonly seen?

Answers:
1. Being able to sit independently by age 2.
2. Speaking in 2-3 word sentences by age three.
3. Sensory neural impairment of hearing, most common with athetosis.
4. 50% incidence, most common in rigid atonic and severely spastic quadriplegia.