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School readiness of children at high risk of cerebral palsy randomised to early neuroprotection and neurorehabilitation: protocol for a follow-up study of participants from four randomised clinical trials

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction School readiness includes cognitive, socio-emotional, language and physical growth and development domains which share strong associations with life-course opportunities. Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are at increased risk of poor school
Robert S Ware, Catherine Morgan, Nadia Badawi, Jane Wotherspoon, Koa Whittingham, Roslyn N Boyd, Stewart Trost, Leanne Sakzewski, Sarah Mcintyre, Hayley Smithers Sheedy, Iona Novak, Kerstin Pannek, Tracy Comans, Andrea Burgess, Samudragupta Bora, Kristie Bell, Katherine Benfer, Syed Afroz Keramat, Michael Collingwood Fahey, Alex Pagnozzi, Kirsten Rebecca Palmer, Ashleigh Hines, Laura Gascoigne-Pees, Shaneen Leishman, Stina Oftedal   +24 more
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Early Parenting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ‘Early PACT’ for parents of infants with cerebral palsy: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open, 2020
Introduction New international clinical practice guidelines exist for identifying infants at high risk of cerebral palsy (CP) earlier: between 12 to 24 weeks corrected age, significantly earlier than previous diagnosis windows in Australia at 19 months ...
Koa Whittingham, Roslyn N Boyd, Jeanie Sheffield, Catherine Mak, Corrine Dickinson   +4 more
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Treatment of spasticity in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy in Northern Europe: a CP-North registry study

BMC Neurology, 2021
Background Spasticity is present in more than 80% of the population with cerebral palsy (CP). The aim of this study was to describe and compare the use of three spasticity reducing methods; Botulinum toxin-A therapy (BTX-A), Selective dorsal rhizotomy ...
Gunnar Hägglund, Sandra Julsen Hollung, Matti Ahonen, Guro L. Andersen, Guðbjörg Eggertsdóttir, Mark S. Gaston, Reidun Jahnsen, Ira Jeglinsky-Kankainen, Kirsten Nordbye-Nielsen, Ilaria Tresoldi, Ann I. Alriksson-Schmidt   +10 more
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A validation and acceptability study of cognitive testing using switch and eye-gaze control technologies for children with motor and speech impairments: A protocol paper

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Despite the importance of knowing the cognitive capabilities of children with neurodevelopmental conditions, less than one-third of children with cerebral palsy participate in standardized assessments.
Petra Karlsson, Ingrid Honan, Seth Warschausky, Jacqueline N. Kaufman, Georgina Henry, Candice Stephenson, Annabel Webb, Alistair McEwan, Nadia Badawi   +8 more
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Linkage of Routinely-Collected Maternity Data with a Cerebral Palsy Register: Comparison of baseline maternal characteristics in offspring with and without cerebral palsy.

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2022
Objectives This feasibility and hypothesis generating study aimed to compare maternal characteristics between pregnancies in which at least one infant received a diagnosis of CP (case pregnancies) and pregnancies in which all infants did not receive a ...
Lisa Kent, Claire Kerr, Karen McConnell, Oliver Perra, Kelly-Ann Eastwood   +4 more
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Cerebral Palsy Part II: Treatment of Cerebral Palsy

South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 1971
No abstract available.
Editorial Office
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A review of speech therapy services in ten cerebral palsy schools in the Republic of South Africa

South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 1974
Information on speech therapy services at ten Cerebral Palsy Schools in South Africa was obtained by means of a questionnaire. The results compared the numbers of children receiving treatment on an out-patient and in-patient basis; the percentage of ...
Audrey Shavell
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Stakeholder consensus for decision making in eye-gaze control technology for children, adolescents and adults with cerebral palsy service provision: findings from a Delphi study

BMC Neurology, 2021
Background Limited research exists to guide clinical decisions about trialling, selecting, implementing and evaluating eye-gaze control technology. This paper reports on the outcomes of a Delphi study that was conducted to build international stakeholder
Petra Karlsson, Tom Griffiths, Michael T. Clarke, Elegast Monbaliu, Kate Himmelmann, Saranda Bekteshi, Abigail Allsop, René Pereksles, Claire Galea, Margaret Wallen   +9 more
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The relationship between working memory and mathematical skills in third-grade primary school students [PDF]

Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja, 2016
Working memory is an important factor that accounts for individual differences in mathematics achievement among children. A specific component of working memory is the visuospatial working memory, responsible for maintenance and processing of ...
Kovačić-Popović Anita, Vujanović Marina   +1 more
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Spatial accessibility to health care services among children with cerebral palsy in Johor, Peninsular Malaysia

Geospatial Health, 2021
Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most common causes of disability in childhood, leading to functional limitations and poor nutritional status. Families with CP children face challenges in providing proper care.
Mohd Azmeer Abu Bakar, Narimah Samat, Nik Soriani Yaacob   +2 more
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