Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the major forms of developmental disorders. There are different approaches and controversies in rehabilitation treatment. The Neuronal Group Selection theory could provide theoretical explanation for Stojcević Polovina rehabilitation method. The aim of the study was to evaluate long-term impact of intensive and continuously performed rehabilitation on the motor aut...

Very low birth weight (VLBW: ≤ 1500 g) individuals have an increased risk of white matter alterations and neurodevelopmental problems, including fine and gross motor problems. In this hospital-based follow-up study, the main aim was to examine white matter microstructure and its relationship to fine and gross motor function in 31 VLBW young adults without cerebral palsy compared with 31 term-bo...

the purpose of this current study was to investigate the influence of perceptual-motor trainings on motor skills of girls with trainable mental retardation. so 20 girls with trainable mental retardation in the town of marivan welfare organization with the average of 8/3 ±1/11 years and iq of 39/14±6/84 with purposive sampling method were studied. all girls were pretested. then samples based on ...

background and objectives: motor development is considered as a part of the process of growth and development in which the child, firstly gains control over his own body function, and then utilizes it for interaction and manipulation with the environment. the aim of this study was to standardize of peabody developmental motor scale (pdms) in normal children aged 72 to 83 months living in tehran...

Corresponding author: A. Shamsoddini MSC Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tel: + 98 21 88056717, Fax: +98 21 88055752, Email: [email protected] Abstract Objective The primary problem in children with cerebral palsy (CP), frequently referred for occupational therapy, is gross motor dysfunction. The current study was designed to investigate the effects of sensory integration ...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the structure of skeletal muscle of lower extremities on function, activity, and participation of children with cerebral palsy. The subjects were 38 hospitalized patients and 13 infants with normal development. The following clinical measures were used for assessment of activity daily living and functional level of gross motor: Gross Mot...

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a condition affecting young children that causes lifelong disabilities. Umbilical cord blood cells improve motor function in experimental systems via paracrine signaling. After demonstrating safety, we conducted a phase II trial of autologous cord blood (ACB) infusion in children with CP to test whether ACB could improve function (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01147653; IND 1436...

Purpose: Muscle weakness and delays in motor development are more common problems children with neurofibromatosis type 1. Gross Motor Function Measurement-88 is widely used tool to evaluate functions developmental disabilities. We aimed investigate validity of the a sample Turkish Methods: Aged between 5 17 years 40 (20 male/20 female) 1 participated this study. To asses Measurement 88, Manual ...

The objective of this study was to describe skeletal maturation in relation to chronological age in children with cerebral palsy (CP) aged 9 to 16 years, and to analyze the relationship between skeletal maturation and motor functioning. The skeletal age of 100 children with CP (37 females, 63 males; age 9, 11, or 13 y; 73 ambulant, 27 non-ambulant) was determined over a period of 3 years based ...