NOVEMBER 2010: Epilepsy in hemiplegic cerebral palsy due to perinatal arterial ischaemic stroke

Dr Peter Baxter, Editor in Chief of Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, introduces a podcast based on an article in the November issue ‘Epilepsy in hemiplegic cerebral palsy due to perinatal arterial ischaemic stroke’ by J. Wanigansinghe et al. This paper is a retrospective study of children with cerebral palsy, particularly on those with hemiplegic cerebral palsy and is discussed in this podcast by Dr Simon Harvey (Director, Epileptic programme, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia) and Professor Brian Neville (Professor,Childhood Epilepsy, Institute of Child Health, London, UK). Related Articles: Epilepsy in hemiplegic cerebral palsy due to perinatal arterial ischaemic stroke, BRIAN NEVILLE http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03720.x/abstract Epilepsy in hemiplegic cerebral palsy due to perinatal arterial ischaemic stroke JITHANGI WANIGASINGHE, SUSAN M REID, MARK T MACKAY, DINAH S REDDIHOUGH, A SIMON HARVEY, JEREMY L FREEMAN http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03699.x/abstract