Cerebral Palsy - Rehabilitation
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Reach-to-grasp interjoint coordination for moving object in children with hemiplegia.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate interjoint coordination in children with hemiplegia as they reach to grasp objects, in both static and dynamic conditions. An ad hoc robotic device was used to study the dynamic condition. DESIGN: Observational study. ... Read more...

Test-retest and alternate forms reliability of the assisting hand assessment.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: The Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA) has earlier demonstrated excellent validity and rater reliability. This study aimed to evaluate test-retest reliability of the AHA and alternate forms reliability between Small kids vs School kids AHA ... Read more...

Perceived barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in young adults with childhood-onset physical disabilities.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To explore the main barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in young adults with childhood-onset physical disabilities. DESIGN: Qualitative study using focus groups. PARTICIPANTS: Sixteen persons (12 men and 4 women) aged 22.4 ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cerebral Palsy - Rehabilitation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Reach-to-grasp interjoint coordination for moving object in children with hemiplegia. 30 Oct 2009
• Test-retest and alternate forms reliability of the assisting hand assessment. 30 Oct 2009
• Perceived barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in young adults with childhood-onset physical disabilities. 30 Oct 2009
• Occupational therapy home programs for cerebral palsy: double-blind, randomized, controlled trial. 19 Sep 2009
• Transformational technologies in single-event neurological conditions: applying lessons learned in stroke to cerebral palsy (August 14-15, 2008). 30 Aug 2009
• Motor imagery training in hemiplegic cerebral palsy: a potentially useful therapeutic tool for rehabilitation. 30 Aug 2009
• Clinical applications of outcome tools in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Access to employment and economic independence in cerebral palsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Establishing access to technology: an evaluation and intervention model to increase the participation of children with cerebral palsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Bone density in cerebral palsy. 30 Jul 2009
• New clinical and research trends in lower extremity management for ambulatory children with cerebral palsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Managing the issues facing individuals with CP across the lifespan. 30 Jul 2009
• The first Clinics issue on cerebral palsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Using grasping tasks to evaluate hand force coordination in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Effect of adaptive seating devices on the activity performance of children with cerebral palsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Interhemispheric interaction in the motor domain in children with cerebral palsy. 29 Jun 2009
• Congress restores the Americans With Disabilities Act to its original intent. 29 Jun 2009
• Changes in dynamic trunk/head stability and functional reach after hippotherapy. 29 Jun 2009
• Crouch gait patterns defined using k-means cluster analysis are related to underlying clinical pathology. 14 Jun 2009
• Evaluation of clinical spasticity assessment in cerebral palsy using inertial sensors. 11 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Cerebral Palsy'

Definition: A heterogeneous group of nonprogressive motor disorders caused by chronic brain injuries that originate in the prenatal period, perinatal period, or first few years of life. The four major subtypes are spastic, athetoid, ataxic, and mixed cerebral palsy, with spastic forms being the most common. The motor disorder may range from difficulties with fine motor control to severe spasticity (see MUSCLE SPASTICITY) in all limbs. Spastic diplegia (Little disease) is the most common subtype, and is characterized by spasticity that is more prominent in the legs than in the arms. Pathologically, this condition may be associated with LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR. (From Dev Med Child Neurol 1998 Aug;40(8):520-7)

Descriptor UI: D002547

Alternative terms: Cerebral Palsy; CP (Cerebral Palsy); Cerebral Palsy, Atonic; Atonic Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy, Hypotonic; Hypotonic Cerebral Palsies; Hypotonic Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy, Congenital; Congenital Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic, Infantile; Diplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy; Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic; Cerebral Palsy, Dystonic-Rigid; Cerebral Palsies, Dystonic-Rigid; Cerebral Palsy, Dystonic Rigid; Dystonic-Rigid Cerebral Palsies; Dystonic-Rigid Cerebral Palsy; Monoplegic Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsies, Monoplegic; Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic; Monoplegic Cerebral Palsies; Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic, Infantile; Monoplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy; Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic; Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegic, Infantile; Quadriplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy; Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegic; Cerebral Palsy, Rolandic Type; Rolandic Type Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy, Spastic; Spastic Cerebral Palsies; Spastic Cerebral Palsy; Little Disease; Little's Disease; Spastic Diplegia; Diplegias, Spastic; Spastic Diplegias; Diplegia, Spastic; Cerebral Palsy, Athetoid; Athetoid Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsies, Athetoid; Cerebral Palsy, Dyskinetic; Cerebral Palsies, Dyskinetic; Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy; Cerebral Palsy, Mixed; Mixed Cerebral Palsies; Mixed Cerebral Palsy;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.140.140.254;

Technical Notes: do not index under MUSCLE SPASTICITY unless especially discussed & then only NIM