Correction to: Nature Reviews Neurology https://doi.org/10.1038/s41582-018-0043-6, published online 13 August 2018.

In the version of the article initially published, in Fig. 1 the year “1868” is incorrect and should instead read “1897” in the timeline. In the top right box in Fig. 1, “(Freud, 1868)” should read “(Freud, 1968).” In the “Socio-ecomonic status and correlates” section, citation of reference 25 in the sentence “in South Carolina (USA), Norway and Denmark, and Sweden produced similar results” is incorrect, and the correct citation should be reference 156 (Hjern, A. & Thorngren-Jerneck, K. Perinatal complications and socio-economic differences in cerebral palsy in Sweden – a national cohort study. BMC Pediatr. 8, 49 (2008)). In the “Accumulation and interaction of insults” section, the text “presumed birth asphyxia and neonatal illness were cumulatively associated with an increased risk of CP” cites reference 213, but should cite Mar, O. et al. Early onset preeclampsia and cerebral palsy: a double hit model? Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 214, 105.e1–9 (2016). This notice serves to correct the article.