(1) Type of brain injury |
| Genetic: malformation, deformation, destruction |
| Metabolic |
| Infarctive, haemorrhagic |
| Infective, inflammatory (periventricular leucomalacia: PVL) |
| Trauma/compression |
(2) Timing of brain injury |
| 1st, 2nd, 3rd trimester, perinatal, postnatal |
(3) Site of brain injury |
| Cortical, cortical-subcortical, white matter, basal ganglia, brainstem, cerebellar, midline or global |
(4) Topography of signs |
| Monoplegia, diplegia, triplegia, quadriplegia, double hemiplegia, trunkal |
(5) Motor manifestations |
| Hypotonic, ataxic*, spastic, dystonic, dyskinetic |
(6) Functional impact |
| None, mild, moderate, severe |
†{ | Impairment: disturbance at organ level |
Disability: the consequence of impairment for function and activity |
Handicap: the disadvantage to the individual arising from impairment and disability |