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Publications based on Registry data

Risk factors for perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (PAIS): A machine learning approach

Srivastava R, Cole L, Fokert ND, Dunbar M, Shevell MI, Oskoui M, Basu AP, Rivkin MJ, Shany E, de Vries LS, Dewey D, Letourneau N, Amador K, Mouches P, Hill MD, Kirton A, Neurology (in press)

Comprehensive whole genome sequencing annotation to understand the genetic architecture of cerebral palsy in a Canadian cohort (in press)

Fehlings DL, Zarrei M, Engchuan W, Shevell M,  Stavropoulos DJ, Richard F. Wintle RF Oskoui M, Scherer SW, Nature Genet (in press)

Identification of Risk Factors for Term-Born Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Case Control Study

Marefi A, Husein N, Dunbar M, Dewey D, Letourneau N, Oskoui M, Kirton A, Shevell M, Pediatric Neurology (in press)

Disabling perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury commonly occurs without neonatal encephalopathy

Fortin O, Husein N, Oskoui M, Shevell M, Kirton A, Dunbar MJ and members of the Canadian, Neurology, February 2024

10.1212/WNL.0000000000208111

Early Biomarkers in the Prediction of Later Functional Impairment in Term Children with Cerebral Palsy

Samantha EismanNafisa Husein, Darcy Fehlings, John Andersen, Maryam Oskoui, Michael Shevell, Ped Neurology, March 2023 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2022.12.004

Development of a Bedside Tool to Predict the Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy in Term-Born Neonates

Amira Rouabhi, Nafisa Husein, Deborah Dewey, Nicole Leturneau, Thierry Daboval, Maryam Oskoui, Adam Kirton, Michael Shevell, Jama Ped, January 2023

10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5177

Assessing the stability of the GMFCS over time in children with cerebral palsy: A registry study

Huroy M, Ng P, Andersen J, Buckley D, Fehlings D, Kirton A, Koclas L, Pigeon N, van Rensburg E, Wood E, Shevell M, Oskoui MDev Med Child Neuro, December 2022

10.1111/dmcn.15375

Risk Factors for Term-Born Periventricular White Matter Injury in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Ammar MarefiNafisa HuseinMary DunbarDeborah DeweyNicole Letourneau, Maryam Oskoui, Adam Kirton, Michael I. Shevell. Neurology. November 2022

https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000201274

Development and validation of a prediction model for perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (PAIS) in term neonates.
Srivastava R, Dunbar M, Shevell M, Oskoui M, Basu A, Rivkin M, Shany E, de Vries LS, Dewey D, Letourneau N, Hill MD, Kirton A, JAMA, June 2022

10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.19203

Epilepsy in children with cerebral palsy: a data linkage study
Szpindel Z, Myers K, Ng P, Dorais M, Koclas L, Pigeon N, Shevell M, Oskoui M, Dev Med Child Neurol, February 2022

10.1111/dmcn.15028

Perinatal arterial ischemic stroke and periventricular venous infarction in infants with unilateral cerebral palsy
Vitagliano M, Dunbar M, Dyck-Holzinger S, Letourneau N, Dewey D, Oskoui M, Shevell M, Kirton A, Dev Med Child Neurol, Jan 2022

10.1111/dmcn.15000

Emergency department use in children with cerebral palsy: A Data Linkage Study
Fortin O, Ng P, Dorais M, Koclas L, Pigeon N, Shevell M., Oskoui M, Can J Neurol Sci, July 2021

10.1017/cjn.2020.217,

Cerebral Palsy in Canadian Indigenous Children.
Chen A, Dyck Holzinger S, Andersen J, Buckley D, Fehlings D, Kirton A, Koclas L, Pigeon N, Van Rensburg E, Wood E, Oskoui M, Shevell M, Dev Med Child Neurol, May 2021

10.1111/dmcn.14776

Hospitalization in school-aged children with cerebral palsy and population-based Controls. 
Fortin O, Ng P, Dorais M, Koclas L, Pigeon N, Shevell M., Oskoui M, Can J Neurol Sci, May 2021

10.1017/cjn.2020.199

Complementary and alternative therapy use in children with cerebral palsy.
Oskoui M, Ng P, Zaman M, Buckley D, Kirton A, Van Rensburg E, Wood E, Shevell M, Majnemer, Can J Neurol Sci, May 2021

10.1017/cjn.2020.188

Emergency department use in children with cerebral palsy: A data linkage study children 

​Fortin O, Ng P, Dorais M, Koclas L, Pigeon N, Shevell M, Oskoui M. Can J Neurol Sci. October 2020

https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2020.217 

 
Hospitalization in school-aged children with cerebral palsy and population-based controls 

Fortin O, Ng P, Dorais M, Koclas L, Pigeon N, Shevell M, Oskoui M. Can J Neurol Sci. September 2020

https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2020.199 

Complementary and alternative therapy use in children with cerebral palsy

Oskoui M, Ng P, Zaman M, Buckley D, Kirton A, van Rensburg E, Wood E, Shevell MI, Majnemer A. Can J Neurol Sci. August 2020

https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2020.188 

The impact of high intensity care around birth on long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes
Bolbocean C, Shevell M, Health Economic Rev, July 2020

10.1186/s13561-020-00279-8

Congenital Malformations in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Is Prematurity Protective?

Sévère M, Ng P, Andersen J, Buckley D, Fehlings F, Kirton A, Wood E, van Rensburg E, Shevell M, Oskoui M. Pediatr Neurol, Feb 2020. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.02.002

Current Referral Practices for Diagnosis and Intervention for Children With Cerebral Palsy: A National Environmental Scan

Boychuck Z, Andersen J, Fehlings D, Kirton A, Oskoui M, Shevell M, Majnemer A, PROMPT Group. J Pediatr, Jan 2020

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31843111

 
Ataxic-hypotonic cerebral palsy in a cerebral palsy registry: Insights into a distinct subtype

Levy J, Oskoui M, Ng P, Andersen J, Buckley D, Fehlings D, Kirton A, Koclas L, Pigeon N, Van Rensburg E, Wood E, , Shevell M. Neurol Clin Pract, Sep 2019

https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000713​

Profile of children with cerebral palsy spectrum disorder and a normal MRI study

Springer A, Dyck Holzinger S, Andersen J, Buckley D, Fehlings D, Kirton A, Koclas L, Pigeon N, Van Rensburg E, Wood E, Oskoui M, Shevell M. Neurology, Jul 2019

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31127072

Losing a diagnosis of cerebral palsy: a comparison of variables at 2 and 5 years

Chen A, Dyck Holzinger S, Oskoui M, Shevell M, Canadian Cerebral Palsy Registry. Dev Med Child Neurol, Jul 2019

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31273776

Is Cerebral Palsy Changing in High Resource Settings? Data From the Quebec Cerebral Palsy Registry

Hadjinicolaou A, Ng P, Zhang X, Koclas L, Lamarre C, Malouin F, Pigeon N, Richards CL, Shevell M, Oskoui M. J of Child Neurol, May 2019

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31074324

Health-Related Quality of Life in Canadian Children with Cerebral Palsy: What Role Does Sleep Play?

Horwood L, Mok E, Li P, Oskoui M, Shevell M, Constantin E. Sleep Medicine, Feb 2019

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30583275

 
Time for a Name Change? Cerebral Palsy to Cerebral Palsy Spectrum Disorder. 

Shevell M.

10.1212/WNL.0000000000006747

Family-centred health care for children with cerebral palsy

Shevell M, Oskoui M, Wood E, Kirton A, van Rensburg E, Buckley D, Ng P, Majnemer A. Dev Med Child Neurol, Oct 2018

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30294783

Prevalence of sleep problems and sleep-related characteristics in preschool- and school-aged children with cerebral palsy

Horwood L, Mok E, Li P, Oskoui M, Shevell M, Constantin E. Sleep Med, May 2018

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29966807

The Association Between Maternal Age and Cerebral Palsy Risk Factors

Schneider R, Ng P, Zhang X, Andersen J, Buckley D, Fehlings F, Kirton A, Wood E, van Rensburg E, Shevell M, Oskoui M. Pediatr Neurol, May 2018

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29622489

 
Neonatal Infection in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Registry-Based Cohort Study

Smilga AS, Garfinkle J, Ng P, Andersen J, Buckley D, Fehlings F, Kirton A, Wood E, van Rensburg E, Shevell M, Oskoui M. Pediatr Neurol, Mar 2018

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29428154

Accuracy of administrative claims data for cerebral palsy diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study

Oskoui M, Ng P, Dorais M, Pigeon N, Koclas L, Lamarre C, Malouin F, Richards CL, Shevell M, Joseph L. CMAJ Open, Jul 2017

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28720597

Prevalence Estimate of Cerebral Palsy in Northern Alberta: Births, 2008-2010

Robertson CM, Ricci MF, O'Grady K, Oskoui M, Goez H, Yager JY, Andersen JC. Can J Neurol Sci, Mar 2017

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28322177

Children born at 32 to 35 weeks with birth asphyxia and later cerebral palsy are different from those born after 35 weeks

Garfinkle J, Wintermark P, Shevell MI, Oskoui M, Canadian Cerebral Palsy Registry. J Perinatol, Mar 2017

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28300820

Clinical profile of children with cerebral palsy born term compared with late- and post-term: a retrospective cohort study

Frank R, Garfinkle J, Oskoui M, Shevell MI. BJOG, Sep 2016

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27592548

Perinatal regionalization and implications for long-term health outcomes in cerebral palsy

Bolbocean C, Wintermark P, Shevell MI, Oskoui M. Can J Neurol Sci, Mar 2016

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26790470

 
Cerebral palsy following neonatal encephalopathy: Do neonates with suspected asphyxia have worse outcomes?

Garfinkle J, Wintermark P, Shevell MI, Oskoui M. Dev Med Child Neurol, Nov 2015

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26555029

 
Clinically relevant copy number variations detected in cerebral palsy

Oskoui M, Gazzellone MJ, Thiruvahindrapuram B, Zarrei M, Andersen J, Wei J, Wang Z, Wintle RF, Marshall CR, Cohn RD, Weksberg R, Stavropoulos DJ, Fehlings D, Shevell MI, Scherer SW. Nat Comm, Aug 2015

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26236009

 
Cerebral Palsy following neonatal encephalopathy: How much is preventable?

Garfinkle J, Wintermark P, Shevell MI, Oskoui M. J Pediatr, Jul 2015

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25841543

A population-based study of communication impairment in cerebral palsy

Zhang J, Oskoui M, Shevell MI. J Child Neurol, Mar 2015

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25051968

Cerebral Palsy: Phenotypes and Risk Factors in Term Singletons Born Small for Gestational Age

Freire G, Shevell MI, Oskoui M. Eur J Paediatr Neurol, Mar 2015

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25596065

 
Variation in cerebral palsy profile by socio-economic status

Oskoui M, Messerlian C, Blair A, Gamache P, Shevell MI. Dev Med Child Neurol, May 2015

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26010819

 
Epidemiology of severe hearing impairment in a population-based cerebral palsy cohort

Dufresne D, Dagenais L, Shevell MI; REPACQ Consortium. Pediatr Neurol, Nov 2014

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25194720

 
Chorioamnionitis and cerebral palsy: Lessons from a patient registry

Shevell A, Wintermark P, Benini R, Shevell MI, Oskoui M. Eur J Paediatr Neurol, May 2014

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24412077

 
Spectrum of visual disorders in a population-based cerebral palsy cohort

Dufresne D, Dagenais L, Shevell MI; REPACQ Consortium. Pediatr Neurol Apr 2014

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24468636

The epidemiology of cerebral palsy: New Perspectives from a Canadian Registry

Shevell, MI., Dagenais L, Oskoui M. Sem Pediatr Neurol, Jun 2013

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23948680

 
Term neonatal encephalopathy antecedent cerebral palsy: a retrospective population-based study

Kyriakopoulos P, Oskoui M, Shevell MI. Eur J Paediatr Neurol, May 2013

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23195237

 
Normal imaging in patients with cerebral palsy: What does it tell us?

Benini R, Dagenais L, Shevell MI. J Pediatr, Feb 2013

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22944004

 
The prevalence of cerebral palsy in Quebec: alternative approaches

Oskoui M, Joseph L, Dagenais L, Shevell MI. Neuroepidemiology, Jan 2013

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23363886

 
Does antenatal tobacco or alcohol exposure influence a child’s cerebral palsy? A population-based study

Kyriakopoulos P, Oskoui M, Shevell MI. Pediatr Neurol, Nov 2012

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23044017

 
The relationship between gross motor function and manual ability in cerebral palsy

Oskoui M, Majnemer A, Dagenais L, Shevell MI. J Child Neurol, Oct 2012

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23112248

 
Does the absence of an abnormal imaging study define a specific cerebral palsy subtype?

Benini R, Dagenais L, REPACQ Consortium, Shevell MI. Dev Med Child Neurol, Oct 2012

http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/abstracts/74637228/47th-annual-congress-canadian-neurological-sciences-federation

 
Congenital non-central nervous system malformations in cerebral palsy: a distinct subset?

Self L, Dagenais L, Shevell MI. Dev Med Child Neurol, May 2012

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22577967

Prevalence and characteristics of severe sensory impairment in a population-based cohort of children with cerebral palsy

Dufresne D, Dagenais L, Shevell MI. Ann Neurol 72 (Suppl): S186, 2012.

Term neonatal encephalopathy antecedent cerebral palsy: A population-based analysis

Kyriakopoulos P, Oskoui M, Dagenais L, Shevell MI. Dev Med Child Neurol, May 2012

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2012.04283.x/pdf

 
A population based study of neuroimaging findings in children with cerebral palsy

Towsley K, Shevell MI, Dagenais L, REPACQ Consortium. Eur J Pediatr Neurol, Jan 2011

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20869285

 
Predicting comorbidities with neuroimaging in children with cerebral palsy

Legault G, Shevell MI, Dagenais L, REPACQ Consortium. Pediatr Neurol, Oct 2011

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21907883

A Registry Based Assessment of Cerebral Palsy and Cerebral Malformations

Self L, Shevell MI, REPACQ Consortium. J Child Neurol, Nov 2010.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20223748

 
Determinants of ambulation in children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy: a population-based study

Simard-Tremblay E, Shevell MI, Dagenais L, REPACQ Consortium. J Child Neurol, Jun 2010

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19794101

 
Cross-sectional comparison of periventricular leukomalacia in preterm and term children

Lasry O, Shevell MI, Dagenais L, REPACQ Consortium. Neurology, Apr 2010

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20421583

 
Comorbidities in cerebral palsy and their relationship to neurologic subtype and GMFCS level

Shevell MI, Dagenais L, Hall N, REPACQ Consortium. Neurology, Jun 2009

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19528515

 
The relationship of cerebral palsy subtype and functional motor impairment: a population-based study

Shevell MI, Dagenais L, Hall N, REPACQ Consortium. Dev Med Child Neurol, Nov 2009

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19416339

 
Communicating a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy: an analysis of caregiver satisfaction & stress

Dagenais L, Hall N, Majnemer A, Birnbaum R, Dumas F, Gosselin J, Koclas L, Shevell MI. Pediatric Neurology, Dec 2006

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17138010

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