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Effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on spastic equinus foot in children with unilateral cerebral palsy

Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 2022
الملخص: أهداف البحث: تهدف الدراسة لمعرفة تأثير العلاج بالموجات التصادمية الشعاعية خارج الجسم على التحكم الحركي الانتقائي، التشنج، الوظيفة الحركية الإجمالية والتوازن لدى الأطفال المصابين بالشلل الدماغي احادي الجانب.
Hatem A. Emara, PhD, Ahmed H. Al-Johani, MSC, Osama A. Khaled, PhD, Walaa M. Ragab, PhD, Abdullah M. Al-Shenqiti, PhD   +4 more
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Impact of virtual reality and mirror therapy on balance, muscle strength and quality of life in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: a double blinded randomized comparative study

Здоров’я, спорт, реабілітація
 Background and Purpose This study aimed to compare between the impact of virtual reality and mirror therapy on balance, muscle strength and quality of life in unilateral cerebral palsy children.
Samar Salem Korney, Naglaa Ahmed Zaky, Walaa Abd-hakim Abd-El-Nabie   +2 more
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Genetic Variation in the Dopamine System Influences Intervention Outcome in Children with Cerebral Palsy

EBioMedicine, 2018
Background: There is large variation in treatment responses in children with cerebral palsy. Experimental and clinical results suggest that dopamine neurotransmission and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signalling are involved in motor learning ...
Rochellys Diaz Heijtz, Rita Almeida, Ann Christin Eliasson, Hans Forssberg   +3 more
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Magnitude and clinical characteristics of cerebral palsy among children in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

PLOS Global Public Health
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood which causes a child's behavioral, feeding, and sleep difficulties. It remains a poorly studied health problem in Africa.
Biruk Beletew Abate, Kindie Mekuria Tegegne, Alemu Birara Zemariam, Addis Wondmagegn Alamaw, Mulat Awoke Kassa, Tegene Atamenta Kitaw, Gebremeskel Kibret Abebe, Molla Azmeraw Bizuayehu   +7 more
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Bimanual movements in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review of instrumented assessments

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2023
Background Assessment of bimanual movements, which are frequently impaired in children with cerebral palsy, is highly challenging in clinical practice.
Marine Cacioppo, Anthéa Loos, Mathieu Lempereur, Sylvain Brochard   +3 more
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Home-based bimanual training based on motor learning principles in children with unilateral cerebral palsy and their parents (the COAD-study): rationale and protocols

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Home-based training is considered an important intervention in rehabilitation of children with unilateral cerebral palsy. Despite consensus on the value of home-based upper limb training, no evidence-based best practice exists.
Marlous Schnackers, Laura Beckers, Yvonne Janssen-Potten, Pauline Aarts, Eugène Rameckers, Jan van der Burg, Imelda de Groot, COAD Focus Group, Rob Smeets, Sander Geurts, Bert Steenbergen   +10 more
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Thalamic diaschisis following perinatal stroke is associated with clinical disability

NeuroImage: Clinical, 2019
Background: Perinatal stroke causes most hemiparetic cerebral palsy and leads to lifelong disability. Understanding developmental neuroplasticity following early stroke is increasingly translated into novel therapies.
Brandon T. Craig, Helen L. Carlson, Adam Kirton   +2 more
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The influence of spasticity on goniometric range of motion measurement in children with cerebral palsy

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Introduction Spasticity may introduce bias in passive range of motion (ROM) measurements in children with cerebral palsy. This study aimed to explore the impact of spasticity on the reliability and potential measurement bias of goniometric assessments of
Olof Lindén, Katarina Lauruschkus, Philippe Wagner, Gunnar Hägglund, Henrik Lauge-Pedersen   +4 more
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Combining nonlinear mechanical stimulation via a chaotic mathematical model and game-based exercise for upper extremity rehabilitation in children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy: a pilot study

BioMedical Engineering OnLine
Background Designing an upper extremity neurorehabilitation protocol for children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP) is a significant challenge. In this study, a combined rehabilitation protocol is proposed for restoring upper extremity function in ...
Parisa Hosseini, Mohammad Ebrahim Hashemi, Zeinab Ziaee Fard, Donya Zafar Jafarzadeh Noghani, Zahra Ghanbari, Narges Hashemi, Mehran Beiraghi Toosi, Javad Akhondian, Ali Ghanaei Chamanabad, Tahereh Sadeghi, Hamid Reza Kobravi   +10 more
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Brain Reorganization following Intervention in Children with Congenital Hemiplegia: A Systematic Review

Neural Plasticity, 2013
Noninvasive rehabilitation strategies for children with unilateral cerebral palsy are routinely used to improve hand motor function, activity, and participation.
E. Inguaggiato, G. Sgandurra, S. Perazza, A. Guzzetta, G. Cioni   +4 more
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