Based on the high prevalence of pain and joint deformities and the decrease in the utilization of healthcare services, systematic follow-up in adults with cerebral palsy seems warranted. Cerebral palsy needs to be considered as a life-long condition, requiring a life-span perspective in order to better organize optimal care.

Although young adults with CP frequently receive treatment from health care professionals, they indicate unmet needs with respect to several areas such as information on diagnosis, functional mobility and formal health care. In the treatment of young adults with CP, attention should be paid to these aspects.

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Despite their considerable impairments, the large majority of this group of young adults with cerebral palsy are independent in activities of daily living, mobility and communication. Regarding the level of education, participation in paid employment and sports activities, however, young adults with CP are poorly integrated.

Referred sensations were found in traumatic nerve injury, providing evidence of reorganization of the central nervous system after peripheral injury.