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Brain Metabolism During A Lower Extremity Voluntary Movement Task in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2020
Reduced selective voluntary motor control (SVMC) is a primary impairment due to corticospinal tract (CST) injury in spastic cerebral palsy (CP). There are few studies of brain metabolism in CP and none have examined brain metabolism during a motor task ...
Eileen G. Fowler, Eileen G. Fowler, William L. Oppenheim, Marcia B. Greenberg, Loretta A. Staudt, Shantanu H. Joshi, Shantanu H. Joshi, Daniel H. S. Silverman, Daniel H. S. Silverman   +8 more
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Emerging adults with cerebral palsy : their stories from their perspective

, 2009
Background: Emerging adulthood has been identified as a unique developmental stage within developed countries. Generally associated with ages 18–25, emerging adulthood is seen as a time of identity exploration, instability, self focus, a sense of feeling
Cusick, Anne (R7537), Novak, Iona, Bye, Rosalind A. (R7363), Ison, Nicole L. (R18452)   +3 more
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Posthumously Diagnosed Myhre Syndrome Presenting With Pleural Remodeling and Endometrial Cancer

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome (OMIM 139210) is a genetic condition defined by neurodevelopmental disability, characteristic facial features, and multisystem proliferative fibrosis. While various types of lung disease have been reported, pleural remodeling leading to restrictive lung disease has not yet been described.
Jeanette Saffir, Karee Morgan, Karigynn Chaimson, Blake E. Funke, Kim L. Sandler, Melissa Hogan, Thomas Cassini   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cerebral palsy in Moldova: subtypes, severity and associated impairments

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Moldova is ranked as one of the countries in Europe with the lowest income per capita and with a relatively high infant and maternal mortality rate.
Ecaterina Gincota Bufteac, Guro L. Andersen, Vik Torstein, Reidun Jahnsen   +3 more
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General Practice Utilisation for Adults With Neurological Disability Who Are National Disability Insurance Scheme Participants in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most adults with neurological disability rely on general practitioners for managing and preventing health complications. This study analysed patterns of general practice service utilisation among National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants with neurological disability and compared these with people who are not NDIS participants ...
Stacey Oliver, Robin A. Ramme, Avinash Kondiboyina, Karina Gardner, Adam McLeod, Stephen Weeding, Christopher Pearce, Jacinta Douglas, Di Winkler   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hip dysplasia among children with spastic cerebral palsy in rural Bangladesh

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019
Background Hip dysplasia is common among children with cerebral palsy (CP), particularly in spastic CP. It can result in pain, reduced function and quality of life.
Tasneem Karim, Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam, Prue Golland, Aynul Islam Khan, Iqbal Hossain, Hayley Smithers-Sheedy, Nadia Badawi, Mohammad Muhit, Gulam Khandaker   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The mechanism of labor in nonhuman primates: A look inside

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract While in humans, the flexed position of the fetus and its rotating course down the birth canal are well documented, in other primates the mechanism of labor is unknown. Despite the lack of comparative data, it is commonly assumed that the human obstetric mechanism is unique, and anthropologists have disputed when and why the transition to the ...
Melissa K. Stoller
wiley   +1 more source

Association of maternal tocolysis or antenatal corticosteroids with cerebral palsy: a study protocol [PDF]

, 2017
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common developmental disorder associated with lifelong motor impairment and disability. Although severe intrapartum hypoxia/ischaemia during birth may be instrumental in the causal pathway leading to cerebral palsy this ...
Algert, Charles S., Kenyon, Sara, Brocklehurst, Peter, Roberts, Christine L., Morris, Jonathan M.   +4 more
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‘They Even Have the Capacity, but the Places Aren't Prepared to Receive Them’: Community Environment and Participation of Autistic Children in a Family‐Engaged Research Analysis

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To examine the associations between community environmental barriers and support and the participation of autistic children, and to interpret these findings from the perspective of caregivers engaged as research partners. This cross‐sectional observational study employed a mixed‐methods design.
Léia Cordeiro de Oliveira, Cid André Fidelis de Paula Gomes, Gustavo Pietracatelli Janizello, Wallace Pereira Silva, Alice Soper, Monika Novak‐Pavlic, Olaf Kraus de Camargo, Soraia Micaela Silva   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Online Parent Training With and Without Coaching Support on the Well‐Being of Families of Children With Neurodisabilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Families of children with neurodisabilities often face significant child behavioral challenges that can affect overall family functioning and well‐being. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) used family resilience theory as the investigative framework to examine the impact of an online parenting program designed to address child behavioral ...
Jeffrey McCrossin, Ali Filali‐Mouhim, Michael Ungar, Karen McEwan, Kathleen O'Grady, Donna Thomson, Parent Advisory Group, Patricia Lingley‐Pottie, Patrick McGrath, Lucyna M. Lach   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source