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MRI classification system (MRICS) for children with cerebral palsy: development, reliability, and recommendations

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DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY
Volume 59, Issue 1, Pages 57-64

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.13166

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  1. European Union Health Programme [DG SANCO EAHC 2008-1307/2013-3211]

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AIM To develop and evaluate a classification system for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of children with cerebral palsy (CP) that can be used in CP registers. METHOD The classification system was based on pathogenic patterns occurring in different periods of brain development. The MRI classification system (MRICS) consists of five main groups: maldevelopments, predominant white matter injury, predominant grey matter injury, miscellaneous, and normal findings. A detailedmanual for the descriptions of these patterns was developed, including test cases (www.scpenetwork.eu/en/my-scpe/rtm/neuroimaging/cp-neuroimaging/). A literature review was performed and MRICS was compared with other classification systems. An exercise was carried out to check applicability and interrater reliability. Professionals working with children with CP or in CP registers were invited to participate in the exercise and chose to classify either 18MRIs orMRI reports of children with CP. RESULTS Classification systems in the literature were compatible with MRICS and harmonization possible. Interrater reliability was found to be good overall (k=0.69; 0.54-0.82) among the 41 participants and very good (k=0.81; 0.74-0.92) using the classification based on imaging reports. INTERPRETATION Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe (SCPE) proposes the MRICS as a reliable tool. Together with its manual it is simple to apply for CP registers.

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