[Purpose] Postural stability is the ability of to maintain the position of the body within the support area. This function is affected in cerebral palsy. The aim of the present study was to compare static and dynamic postural stability between children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy and healthy controls. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty-seven children between the ages of 5 and 14 diagnosed with he...

Cerebral palsy is the most common cause of serious physical disability in childhood. Inadequate physical fitness is one of the major problems in children with cerebral palsy. Various aquatic activities and exercises can improve fitness levels in children with cerebral palsy. The aim of this paper is the analysis of the studies published from 1990 to 2011, which investigate the effects of aquati...

Reproduction of any part is permitted provided that acknowledgement is given to the source. National Institute of Public Health would appreciate receiving any reproduction referring to, abstracting or citing any part of this production. Preface Cerebral palsy is defined as a permanent but not unchanging disorder. Nevertheless, paediatricians are the only medical specialists and they are in char...

The aim of the research is to examine depression in parents of children with cerebral palsy, with hypothesis to have more depressive symptom among mothers of children with cerebral palsy. The sample of examinees (between 23 and 62 age) was used in this research. The first subsample of examinees (N=23) was made of mothers (average 33±5.83) of children with cerebral palsy. The second subsample of...

The goal of this longitudinal study was to investigate the precursors of early reading development in 52 children with cerebral palsy at kindergarten level in comparison to 65 children without disabilities. Word Decoding was measured to investigate early reading skills, while Phonological Awareness, Phonological Short-term Memory (STM), Speech Perception, Speech Production and Nonverbal Reasoni...

The aim of this study is to compare the functional status, spasticity, motor function status children with cerebral palsy and their caregivers' workload stress levels. A single-center prospective cross-sectional was carried out 30 Cerebral Palsy (CP) caregivers. clinical assessed Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), Functional Independence Measure f...