A Tale of Two Boys: Case Report on Non-Consanguineous Siblings with Cerebral Palsy

Familial Cerebral Palsy
Vol. 9 No. 1 : 2014 (74-79)

Abstract
Cerebral palsy is a common cause of childhood disability. It has a great impact on parents and caregivers, especially when it reoccurs in the same family. Although familial cerebral palsy is relatively uncommon, cases have been reported among children from consanguineous, non-consanguineous marriages and multiple pregnancies suggesting a possible complex genetic mode of inheritance. Physicians need to be aware of the possibility of familial cerebral palsy for early detection and counseling. We describe a rare case of two male siblings from a non-consanguineous marriage affected by cerebral palsy.

Keywords : cerebral palsy, familial, palsy, recurrent, siblings,

Correspondance Address
Assoc. Prof. Dr Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: 603 91456123 Fax: 603 9145 6688 Email: drleelaraj@gmail.com