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: centre of pressure displacement is an indicator of postural control. children with cerebral palsy have poor postural control. one common intervention to enhance their balance is vestibular stimulation. the aim of this research was to investigate the effect of vestibular stimulation on cop parameters in children with cerebral palsy (3-10 years old). methods: this study was a randomiz...

how to cite this article : soleimani f, vameghi r, kazemnejad a, akbar fahimi n, nobakht z, rassafiani m. psychometric properties of the persian version of cerebral palsy quality of life questionnaire for children. iran j child neurol. 2015 winter;9(1):76-86.   abstract objective cerebral palsy (cp) is the most common cause of chronic disability that restricts participation in daily life for ch...

Cerebral palsy is one of the main causes of severe disability in children. Sixty children (30 boys and 30 girls) were included in the study. Quantitative digito-palmar dermatoglyphic traits were analyzed. Prints of digito-palmar dermatoglyphs obtained from the children's parents (60 mothers and 60 fathers) and from 400 phenotypically healthy adults from the Zagreb ware used as control groups. A...

children with cerebral palsy (cp) suffer from several problems, so the family especially the mothers undertake a lot of social and emotional difficulties. the purpose of this study was to determine the severity of depression in mothers of children with cp in comparison with mothers who have normal children and its relation to the type of cp and severity of the disability. during this descriptiv...

objective  cerebral palsy (cp) is the most common cause of chronic disability that restricts participation in areas of occupations for children. according to the occupational therapy practice framework (otpf) the participation areas or occupations consisting of 8 areas (activity daily of living (adl), instrumental activity daily of living (iadl), work, play, leisure, education, rest/sleep/ soci...

how to cite this article: dalvand h, dehghan l, feizi a, hosseini sa, amirsalari s. iran j child neurol. 2013 autumn; 7(4):12-19. abstract objective the purpose of this study was to examine the impacts of hinged and solid anklefoot orthoses (afos) on standing and walking abilities in children with spastic diplegia. materials & methods in a quasi-experimental design, 30 children with spastic dip...

AIM To compare sleep problems in children with cerebral palsy to typically developing children. To study the relationship between sleep problems in children with cerebral palsy and maternal sleep quality and depression. METHODS Fifty-seven children with cerebral palsy aged 4-12 years were identified from a UK disability database. Maternal sleep disturbance and mood were assessed using the Pit...

objectives: hypertonicity is a major problem in children with cerebral palsy that has not been explained effectively to address clinical decision making. therefore, this article aims to provide a theoretical framework about hypertonicity for clinicians, rehabilitation and medical practitioners to be used in their practice. methods: literature was reviewed to examine the new perspectives towards...