Developmental medicine and child neurology
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Dev Med Child Neurol · Apr 1981
Parents' views of medical and social-work services for families with young cerebral-palsied children.
A specialist social worker interviewed the parents of 67 cerebral-palsied children aged between three and 10 years who were attending or had recently attended for treatment at centres in Dundee and Glasgow. Data were collected on how the presence of a handicapped child affected family life, and on the parents' perceptions of the services they had received and found helpful. ⋯ Nearly half of the parents questioned were dissatisfied about the way they were first told of their child's handicap, and a majority felt they had not received enough help at this time. The requirements for a flexible and comprehensive service to meet the needs of such families are outlined.
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Dev Med Child Neurol · Dec 1980
Ventricular ependyma of normal and hydrocephalic subjects: a scanning electronmicroscopic study.
Recent scanning electronmicroscopic studies of the ependymal surfaces of the lateral, third and fourth ventricles of a variety of animals have shown that most areas are covered by numerous cilia. In this paper, the density of the ciliary population in each of the ventricles is illustrated with material taken from human and rat brains. ⋯ Theories concerning the functions of the cilia are reviewed, and a new one accounting for why they are present in such large numbers is suggested. It is proposed that the cilia, together with the ventricular system and the cerebrospinal fluid, provide a cooling system for the brain.