introduction: the efficiency of muscular function is directly related to energy consumption. maintaining the dynamic equilibrium and fatigue during walking and other daily activities are the main problems in spastic cerebral palsy patients. recognition of mechanism and muscular function in these patients is important from a clinical and rehabilitational perspective. the objective of this study ...

BACKGROUND Between 19%-44% pregnant women are prescribed antibiotics during pregnancy. A single, large randomised-controlled-trial (ORACLE Childhood Study II) found an increased risk of childhood cerebral palsy and possibly epilepsy following prophylactic antibiotic use in pregnant women with spontaneous preterm labour. We ascertained whether this outcome could be reproduced across the populati...

objectives: this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of psycho-rehabilitation (dohsa-hou) on improving the quality of life of 4-12 year old children with cerebral palsy. methods: the present research is a semi-experimental study with a pre-test - post-test design, follow-up and control group. the statistical population fully consists of children with cerebral palsy in yazd. 30 male patien...

OBJECTIVES To assess the incidence of cerebral palsy among children born to mothers who had their pregnancy complicated by a motor vehicle crash. DESIGN Retrospective longitudinal cohort analysis of children born from 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2012 in Ontario, Canada. PARTICIPANTS Cases defined as pregnancies complicated by a motor vehicle crash and controls as remaining pregnancies with no ...

Background and Objective: Cerebral palsy is a non-progressive disorder of posture and motor status caused by various factors and can cause childhood disabilities and abnormalities like flat foot deformity. Kinesio Taping is a typical technique that helps relieve pain, relax muscles, and increase proprioception. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Kinesio Taping on the...

 Background: Consequences of cerebral palsy in adulthood can affect physical, psychological capabilities and quality of life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between quality of life with spasticity and level of motor function in Iranian young adults with spastic cerebral palsy who were community dweller. Methods: In an analytical cross sectional study, 77 participa...

OBJECTIVE To verify the psychometric properties of the Cerebral Palsy: Quality of Life Questionnaire Children - child report (CPQol-Child) questionnaire, after it was translated and culturally adapted into Brazilian Portuguese. METHODS After the translation and cultural adaptation of the tool into Brazilian Portuguese, the questionnaire was answered by 65 children with cerebral palsy, aged 9-...

[Purpose] This study was conducted in order to investigate the effects of child-centered task-oriented training on balance ability in patients with cerebral palsy. [Subjects] Twenty-six subjects with cerebral palsy were recruited. [Methods] This study applied a child-centered task-oriented training program to 26 subjects during a period of 15 weeks, with two 40-minute sessions per week. The Ped...

INTRODUCTION Our aim was to evaluate any association between gestational age, birth weight and findings on cranial ultrasounds during hospitalisation in very preterm infants and mortality and neurological outcome in childhood. METHOD This study was a retrospective cohort study based on a patient record review. The cohort consisted of very preterm born children (gestational age ≤ 32 + 0) born ...