Cognitive and neuropsychological functioning in children with cerebral palsy

This article reviews the extant literature on intellectual functioning in d ifferent subtypes of cerebral palsy Following a definition of the character istics of each of three major cerebral palsy groups, typical neurologic and magnetic resonance imaging findings are reported. More recent studies that examine the intellectual and neuropsychological functioning of children wi thin these classification groups axe also reviewed. This review concludes t hat there remains a significant lack of precise, information about the impa ct of cerebral palsy on the intellectual, motor, and neuropsychological fun ctioning of children and that neuropsychological assessment can provide the necessary tools for such studies.