Some books on cerebral palsy deal with limited or special
aspects of the subject, such as speech, psychology, or
education. Those that attempt to cover the general field are
usually reviews or compilations, or, if based upon original
observations, comprise too small a series to be authoritative.
As a result, no complete or adequate textbook on the subject
exists, a situation not changed by the present book. The author
attempts to cover in depth the general subject of cerebral palsy
from the etiologic and clinical viewpoint based on his
experience with 208 patients seen in Edinburgh. The first
chapter defines and classifies cerebral palsy, and the next
eight chapters deal primarily with hemiplegia, especially its
etiology. Six chapters are devoted to the subject of diplegia
and ataxia, two to dyskinesia, and one to all other forms of
cerebral palsy. The last eight chapters deal with various other
aspects of the