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The Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) for children with cerebral palsy: scale development and evidence of validity and reliability

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2006
The Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) has been developed to classify how children with cerebral palsy (CP) use their hands when handling objects in daily activities.
A. Eliasson, L. Krumlinde-Sundholm, B. Rösblad, E. Beckung, M. Arner, A. Öhrvall, P. Rosenbaum   +6 more
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Technique of Treatment for The Cerebral Palsy Child [PDF]

, 1948
Paula Florine Egel, Winthrop M. Phelps, Moir P. Tanner, Dorothea Mintline   +3 more
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Incidence of scoliosis in cerebral palsy

Acta Orthopaedica, 2018
Background and purpose — Surveillance of scoliosis in individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) is important for ensuring timely diagnosis and identification of curve progression. We analyzed the incidence of scoliosis in relation to age, sex, and gross motor
G. Hägglund, Katina Pettersson, T. Czuba, M. Persson-Bunke, E. Rodby-Bousquet   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Protocol for a multisite randomised trial of Hand–Arm Bimanual Intensive Training Including Lower Extremity training for children with bilateral cerebral palsy: HABIT-ILE Australia

BMJ Open, 2019
Introduction Children with bilateral cerebral palsy often experience difficulties with posture, gross motor function and manual ability, impacting independence in daily life activities, participation and quality of life (QOL). Hand–Arm Bimanual Intensive
Roslyn N Boyd, Leanne Sakzewski, Mark Chatfield, Yannick Bleyenheuft, Iona Novak, Catherine Elliott, Sarah Reedman, Cathy Morgan, Kerstin Pannek, Jurgen Fripp, Prue Golland, David Rowell, Robert Stuart Ware   +12 more
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The prevalence of mental health disorders and symptoms in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2018
Mental health conditions and problems are often reported in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). A systematic review was undertaken to describe their prevalence.
J. Downs, A. Blackmore, A. Epstein, Rachel Skoss, K. Langdon, P. Jacoby, A. Whitehouse, H. Leonard, Peter W Rowe, E. Glasson   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Multicentre, randomised waitlist control trial investigating a parent-assisted social skills group programme for adolescents with brain injuries: protocol for the friends project

BMJ Open, 2019
Introduction Adolescents with brain injury frequently have difficulties with social competence, which persist into adulthood affecting their participation in daily life.
Rose Gilmore, Leanne Sakzewski, Jenny Ziviani, Sarah Mcintyre, Hayley Smithers Sheedy, Nicola Hilton, Tracey Williams, Kirsten Quinn, Anne Marie Sarandrea, Elizabeth Laugeson, Mark Chatfield   +10 more
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Five and 10 minute Apgar scores and risks of cerebral palsy and epilepsy: population based cohort study in Sweden

British medical journal, 2018
Objective To investigate associations between Apgar score at five and 10 minutes across the entire range of score values (from 0 to 10) and risks of childhood cerebral palsy or epilepsy, and to analyse the effect of changes in Apgar scores from five to ...
M. Persson, N. Razaz, K. Tedroff, K. Joseph, S. Cnattingius   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Rule Based Expert System for Diagnosis of Neuromuscular Disorders [PDF]

arXiv, 2012
In this paper, we discuss the implementation of a rule based expert system for diagnosing neuromuscular diseases. The proposed system is implemented as a rule based expert system in JESS for the diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy and Parkinson's disease. In the system, the user is presented with a list of questionnaires
arxiv  

Growth in Cerebral Palsy

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2010
Cerebral palsy is often accompanied by abnormalities of growth and nutrition; children with severe motor impairments are most at risk. Nutrition, neurological, and endocrine factors all contribute to suboptimal growth. Poor growth and nutrition are associated with poor general health outcomes and reduced levels of participation, and therefore warrant ...
Morag Andrew, Morag Andrew, Morag Andrew, Peter B. Sullivan, Peter B. Sullivan, Peter B. Sullivan   +5 more
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Cervical selective dorsal rhizotomy for treating spasticity in upper limb neurosurgical way to neurosurgical technique

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2015
Selective dorsal rhizotomy is an effective method to reduce spasticity of the lower limbs. However, functional outcomes in the upper limb following selective dorsal rhizotomy at the cervical level have not been reported.
Yu Duan, Xiaoqi Luo, Xing Gao, Chengyan Sun   +3 more
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