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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
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Microbiome modulation and behavioural improvements in children with fragile X syndrome following probiotic intake: A pilot study

Scientific Reports
The gut microbiome (GM) is increasingly recognized as a key modulator of neurodevelopment via the microbiome-gut-brain axis. Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common inherited monogenic cause of intellectual disability, shares behavioural and molecular ...
Dragana Protic, Danijela Bascarevic, Sanja Dimitrijevic, Jovan Pesovic, Vladimir Nikolic, Sasa Nikolic, Velibor Novicevic, Jovana Markovic, Irena Arandjelovic, Dusanka Savic-Pavicevic, Margo Diricks, Meriem Belheouane, Matthias Merker   +12 more
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Epilepsy in cerebral palsy [PDF]

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2001
The heightened risk of epilepsy in cerebral palsy (CP) was recognized by Freud more than 100 years ago. His descriptions of the characteristics of the seizures indicate his appreciation of their essentially symptomatic nature. Much more recently, the importance of epilepsy as an adverse factor for cognitive function in children with hemiplegic CP has ...
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MRI patterns and clinical outcomes in cerebral palsy: insights from a large MRICS-based cohort

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Background To classify MRI patterns in children with cerebral palsy (CP) using the MRI Classification System (MRICS) and examine their associations with perinatal risk factors and clinical outcomes.
Junying Yuan, Kejie Cao, Dong Li, Jiefeng Hu, Xuejie Wang, Wending Xin, Lingling Zhang, Yiran Xu, Changlian Zhu   +8 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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Cerebral palsy trends in Australia (1995–2009): a population‐based observational study

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2018
To investigate trends in birth prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP) overall and by gestational age, and examine the distribution of motor type, spastic topography, and severity using Australian CP Register data from 1995 to 2009.
C. Galea, S. Mcintyre, H. Smithers-Sheedy, S. Reid, Catherine S. Gibson, Michael Delacy, L. Watson, S. Goldsmith, N. Badawi, E. Blair   +9 more
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Opinions on neural implants for children with cerebral palsy: A survey of the Australian cerebral palsy community

Computers in Human Behavior Reports
The aim of this study was to understand the opinions of the Australian cerebral palsy (CP) community on neural implants for children with CP. An online survey was distributed by the CP Registers of two populous Australian states, seeking opinions on ...
Samarth Shrivastava, Yvette Pollock, Ismail Sadozai, Petra Karlsson, Darryl Chiu, Simanto Saha, Luke Gordon, Tawanwart Thipayawat, Alistair McEwan   +8 more
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Caries experience and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy in a low-resource setting

BMC Oral Health, 2019
Background Children with complex neurodevelopmental disabilities such as cerebral palsy (CP), have a higher risk of dental disease related at least in part to greater difficulties in performing and maintaining effective oral hygiene and oral care ...
Rahena Akhter, Nur Mohammad Monsur Hassan, Elizabeth F. Martin, Mohammad Muhit, Hayley Smithers-sheedy, Nadia Badawi, Gulam Khandaker   +6 more
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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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Randomised controlled trial of a novel online cognitive rehabilitation programme for children with cerebral palsy: a study protocol

BMJ Open, 2019
IntroductionCerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of physical disability in children, with an estimated 600–700 infants born with CP in Australia each year. CP is typically associated with motor impairments, but nearly half of all children with CP
Jane Wotherspoon, Koa Whittingham, Roslyn N Boyd, Jeanie Sheffield   +3 more
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