• Sunčica Martinec, Gordana Cesarec, Ana Marija Tomečak Krilić, Tomislav Radošević, Žarko Bakran, and Vlatka Mejaški Bošnjak.
• 1Krapinske Toplice Special Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia; 2Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, School of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia; 3Department of Neuropediatrics, Zagreb Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
• Acta Clin Croat. 2021 Jun 1; 60 (2): 282-289.

AbstractThe aim was to study functional abilities and to create functional classification of children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Krapina-Zagorje County, based on the classification of gross and fine motor skills and associated impairments. Classification was performed according to the SCPE (Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe) criteria. We used standardized and complementary functional classification systems for cerebral palsy to create a functional profile. Research included 44 children with CP in the age range of 4 to 18 years. The results showed that the majority of children had bilateral spastic CP (63.6%), followed by unilateral spastic (22.7%) while the representation of dyskinetic CP was 9.09% and ataxic CP 4.55%. Based on the classification of gross and fine motor skills, 43.2% of children had the ability to walk, 11% of children could walk with assistive mobility devices, while 45.4% of children had a low functional level. The study also analyzed the associated impairments where higher classification score of motor impairment correlated with the severity of impairment. The results showed that children with dyskinetic CP and severe motor impairment could have mild cognitive impairment. We systematically present the neuropsychological and functional profile according to the CP type.

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