School children with cerebral palsy at Bräcke Östergard Pediatric Habilitation Centre

Summary Bräcke Östergård is the regional centre för pediatric habilitation in western Sweden. All children with cerebral palsy in the region, except för the Göteborg and S province children, are registered at the Centre. The indications för full‐board admission to the Centre are guided by uniförm principles with due consideration to the need of each subject. The internationally accepted definition of cerebral palsy is used. The classification of the subgroups of cerebral palsy is Swedish and is based on the state of the muscular tone, on the type of associated movements and on the anatomical distribution of the symptoms.