Relationship between participation across daily environments and bimanual performance in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: an ICF-based cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC PediatricsBackground Bimanual performance is a primary rehabilitation target in unilateral cerebral palsy children, yet its relationship with real-world participation remains unclear.
María Coello-Villalón +7 more
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Factors associated with flexed knee gait in unilateral cerebral palsy [PDF]
Journal of Children's OrthopaedicsPurpose: A flexed knee gait is a common gait in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. In children without knee contracture, hamstring spasticity is commonly considered a major contributor to a flexed knee gait. We hypothesized that the popliteal angle
K. Patrick Do, Jing Feng, Jeremy P Bauer
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Filtering walking actigraphy data in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: A preliminary study. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThis study aimed to determine whether filtering out walking-related actigraphy data improves the reliability and accuracy of real-world upper extremity activity assessment in children with unilateral cerebral palsy.
Youngsub Hwang, Jeong-Yi Kwon
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Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Interventions on Participation in Children and Adolescents With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical TranslationObjective: To determine the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions on participation outcomes in daily living, leisure, social, and educational contexts for children and adolescents with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP), and to identify whether ...
María Coello-Villalón, MSc +5 more
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Automatic brain quantification in children with unilateral cerebral palsy [PDF]
Frontiers in NeuroscienceAssessing brain damage in children with spastic unilateral cerebral palsy (uCP) is challenging, particularly in clinical settings. In this study, we developed and validated a deep learning-based pipeline to automatically quantify lesion-free brain ...
Jaime Simarro +21 more
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Identifying the most representative actigraphy variables reflecting standardized hand function assessments for remote monitoring in children with unilateral cerebral palsy [PDF]
BMC PediatricsBackground Accurate assessment of physical activity and motor function in children with cerebral palsy is crucial for determining the effectiveness of interventions.
Youngsub Hwang, Jeong-Yi Kwon
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021 Background Short hamstring muscles can cause several problems for children with cerebral palsy. The results of the clinical measurement of hamstring length are often used in decision-making about treatment of children with cerebral palsy.
Erika Cloodt +3 more
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A case of bilateral lower motor neuron facial palsy in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
APIK Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021 Cerebral venous thrombosis commonly presents with headache, seizure, and motor weakness. Among cranial nerves, the abducens nerve is common to get involved.
Vaishal Shah, Vijay Sardana
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Hip reconstruction in cerebral palsy: Lessons from a single center and 137 hips
Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2023 Background: This large, retrospective, single-center study aimed to compare the outcomes of unilateral hip reconstruction and bilateral hip reconstruction in children with non-ambulatory cerebral palsy and ascertain risk factors for recurrent instability
Anoushka Ayub +3 more
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Effect of motor imagery in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: fMRI study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: Motor imagery is considered as a promising therapeutic tool for rehabilitation of motor planning problems in patients with cerebral palsy. However motor planning problems may lead to poor motor imagery ability. AIM: The aim of this functional
Eva Chinier +5 more
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