how to cite this article: gajewska e, sobieska m, samborski w. associations between manual abilities, gross motor function, epilepsy, and mental capacity in children with cerebral palsy. iran j child neurol. 2014 spring 8(2):45-52. objective this study aimed to evaluate gross motor function and hand function in children with cerebral palsy to explore their association with epilepsy and mental c...

Abstract Background Children with spastic diplegia experience gait abnormalities and problems caused by deficits in balance, motor control, spasticity. Abnormal pelvic inclination is common patients which may result poor balance. Purpose This study was conducted to investigate the relation between standing balance children diplegia. Subjects methods Thirty diplegic cerebral palsy from both sexe...

BACKGROUND Intoeing is a frequent gait problem in children with cerebral palsy. It is essential to determine the cause(s) of intoeing when surgical intervention is being planned. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of various causes of intoeing in children with cerebral palsy and to determine whether the causes differ between children with bilateral and those with unilatera...

OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to examine the association of cerebral palsy with conditions that can interrupt oxygen supply to the fetus as a primary pathogenetic event. STUDY DESIGN A population-based case-control study was performed in four California counties, 1983 through 1985, comparing birth records of 46 children with disabling spastic cerebral palsy without recognized prenatal brain lesio...

A retrospective cohort study was conducted to describe the relationship between gross motor function and manual ability in children with cerebral palsy and explore differences between cerebral palsy subtypes and associated comorbidities. Children with cerebral palsy born between 1999 and 2008 were included from the Registre de la Paralyse Cérébrale de Québec identifying 332 children. The overal...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of motor impairments and activity limitations and their inter-relationships in Dutch children with spastic cerebral palsy. PATIENTS AND METHODS In a population-based survey 119 children, age range 6-19 years, with spastic cerebral palsy were examined. Anthropometry, muscle tone, abnormal posture, joint range of motion, major orthopaedic impairments and gr...

introduction: many of study show decrease of quality of life in mothers of children with cerebral palsy due to care activity of their child but the researchers less pay attention to the decrease of mother’s quality of life in relationship with child-related factors like walking ability in children with cerebral palsy, so the aim of this study was tocomparing the quality of life of mothers with ...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate gross motor function and hand function in children with cerebral palsy to explore their association with epilepsy and mental capacity. MATERIAL & METHODS The research investigating the association between gross and fine motor function and the presence of epilepsy and/or mental impairment was conducted on a group of 83 children (45 girls, 38 boys). Among ...

The purpose of this special report is to present recommendations for the clinical management of children with cerebral palsy, spastic diplegia when increased functional mobility is the identified outcome. These recommendations provide a framework that allows physical therapists to increase their accountability and promote effective interventions for improved patient outcomes. The key components...