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Assessment of the structural brain network reveals altered connectivity in children with unilateral cerebral palsy due to periventricular white matter lesions

NeuroImage: Clinical, 2014
Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a term to describe the spectrum of disorders of impaired motor and sensory function caused by a brain lesion occurring early during development.
Kerstin Pannek, Roslyn N. Boyd, Simona Fiori, Andrea Guzzetta, Stephen E. Rose   +4 more
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The efficacy of functional gait training in children and young adults with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2018
The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the effects of functional gait training on walking ability in children and young adults with cerebral palsy (CP).
A. Booth, A. Buizer, P. Meyns, I. L. B. Oude Lansink, Frans Steenbrink, M. M. van der Krogt   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cerebral Palsy [PDF]

American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health, 1951
Denhoff E, Smirnoff Vn, Holden Rh
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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
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Rule Based Expert System for Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis [PDF]

arXiv, 2012
The use of Artificial Intelligence is finding prominence not only in core computer areas, but also in cross disciplinary areas including medical diagnosis. In this paper, we present a rule based Expert System used in diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy. The expert system takes user input and depending on the symptoms of the patient, diagnoses if the patient is
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Evaluating the impact of a community-based parent training programme for children with cerebral palsy in Ghana

PLoS ONE, 2018
Background In low and middle-income settings, where access to support and rehabilitation services for children with disabilities are often lacking, the evidence base for community initiatives is limited.
Maria Zuurmond, D. O'Banion, M. Gladstone, Sandra Carsamar, Marko Kerac, M. Baltussen, C. Tann, Gifty Gyamah Nyante, S. Polack   +8 more
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Comparison between semitendinosus transfer to distal femur and medial hamstrings surgical lengthening for treatment of flexed knee gait in cerebral palsy

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2020
Purpose: Hamstrings surgical lengthening (HSL) has been frequently used for the treatment of flexed knee gait in cerebral palsy; however, recurrence of knee flexion deformity (KFD) and increase of anterior pelvic tilt (APT) were reported in a long-term ...
Mauro César de Morais Filho, Marcelo Hideki Fujino, Francesco Camara Blumetti, Carlos Alberto dos Santos, Cátia Miyuki Kawamura, Bruna Caroline Alexandrino Ramos, José Augusto Fernandes Lopes   +6 more
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ENACT (ENvironmental enrichment for infants; parenting with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy): a randomised controlled trial of an innovative intervention for infants at risk of autism spectrum disorder

BMJ Open, 2020
Introduction Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental condition with impacts on behaviour, cognition, communication, social interaction and family mental health. This paper reports the protocol of a randomised controlled trial
Koa Whittingham, Roslyn N Boyd, Andrea McGlade, Kavindri Kulasinghe, Amy E Mitchell, Honey Heussler   +5 more
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Predictive validity of spontaneous early infant movement for later cerebral palsy: a systematic review

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2018
To systematically review the predictive validity of spontaneous early infant movements for later cerebral palsy (CP).
A. Kwong, T. Fitzgerald, L. Doyle, J. Cheong, A. Spittle   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Acceptability of neural stem cell therapy for cerebral palsy: survey of the Australian cerebral palsy community

Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2023
Background Neural stem cells (NSCs) have the potential to engraft and replace damaged brain tissue, repairing the damaged neonatal brain that causes cerebral palsy (CP). There are procedures that could increase engraftment of NSCs and may be critical for
Madeleine J. Smith, Megan Finch-Edmondson, Suzanne L. Miller, Annabel Webb, Michael C. Fahey, Graham Jenkin, Madison Claire Badawy Paton, Courtney A. McDonald   +7 more
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