**Meet the editor**

Professor Isam Jaber AL-Zwaini was born January 4, 1963, in Baghdad, Iraq. After graduation from AL-Mustansiryia College of Medicine 1987, he worked as a house officer in different hospitals in Baghdad for 15 months followed by military service for three years. He started his pediatric studies in 1991 and gained the Fellowship of Iraqi Commission for Medical Specializa-

tions in 1996. He started work as a lecturer in the Department of Pediatrics, AL-Anbar Medical College, from 1996 to 2001 where he upgraded to the degree of assistant professor. In 2005 he started working in the Department of Pediatrics, AL-Kindy Medical College, University of Baghdad, and upgraded to the degree of professor in 2008. He attained associate membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, UK, in 2007. He has been head of the pediatric department in AL-Anbar and AL-Kindy Medical College for many years. He has published more than 30 scientific papers in different pediatric fields. He has a special interest in pediatric hematology, neurology, and nutrition.

Contents

**Preface VII**

**Section 1 Predictors of Cerebral Palsy 1**

Ali A. Al-Mayahi

Chapter 1 **Early Markers for Cerebral Palsy 3**

**Section 2 Classification of Cerebral Palsy 19**

**Section 3 Clinical Aspects of Cerebral Palsy 43**

Chapter 4 **Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy 65** Alexey Kholin

Adel A. Kareem

Moneer K. Faraj

Chapter 2 **Clinical Classification of Cerebral Palsy 21** Christian Chukwukere Ogoke

Chapter 3 **Survival, Mortality, and Life Expectancy 45** Steven M. Day and Robert J. Reynolds

Chapter 5 **Oral Health in Children with Cerebral Palsy 79**

**Section 4 Therapeutic Aspects of Cerebral Palsy 93**

Chapter 6 **Use of Botulinum Toxin A in Cerebral Palsy 95**

Chapter 7 **Baclofen Pump Implantation for Cerebral Palsy 113**

Elizabeth F. Martin and Gulam Khandaker

Rahena Akhter, Nur Mohmmad Monsur Hassan, Mangala Nadkarni,
