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Changes Induced by Early Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities in Young Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
[IMPORTANCE] Intensive interventions are provided to young children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP), classically focused on the upper extremity despite the frequent impairment of gross motor function. Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therap…
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Detecting Movement Changes in Children with Hemiparesis after Upper Limb Therapies: A Responsiveness Analysis of a 3D Bimanual Protocol.
The "Be an Airplane Pilot" (BE API) protocol was developed to evaluate upper limb (UL) kinematics in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (uCP) during bimanual tasks. The aim of this study was to investigate the responsiveness of this pr…
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Do clowns attenuate pain and anxiety undergoing botulinum toxin injections in children?
[OBJECTIVE] Botulinum toxin injection (BTI) is the primary treatment for spasticity in children. Anxiety and pain are important concerns to address to attenuate the discomfort of BTI. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness o…
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Effectiveness and safety of early intramuscular botulinum toxin injections to prevent shoulder deformity in babies with brachial plexus birth injury (POPB-TOX), a randomised controlled trial: study protocol.
[INTRODUCTION] In children with brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI), denervation of the shoulder muscles leads to bony deformity in the first months of life, reducing active and passive range of motion (ROM) and causing activity limitation.…
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Early Botulinum Toxin Injections in Infants With Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review of Safety and Effectiveness.
[OBJECTIVE] To report current evidence regarding the safety of intramuscular botulinum toxin injection (BTI) in children with orthopedic- and neurologic-related musculoskeletal disorders >2 years of age. [DATA SOURCES] PubMed, Cochrane Lib…
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Patterns of upper limb muscle activation in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy: Variability and detection of deviations.
[BACKGROUND] The aim of this study was two-fold: (1) to quantify the variability of upper limb electromyographic patterns during elbow movements in typically developing children and children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy, and to co…
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From childhood to adulthood: health care use in individuals with cerebral palsy.
[AIM] To analyse the health care usage of individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) as a function of age and ambulatory status. [METHOD] In total, 970 self-administered questionnaires relating to health care usage were sent, via a clinical netw…
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Neurotomy of the rectus femoris nerve: Short-term effectiveness for spastic stiff knee gait: Clinical assessment and quantitative gait analysis.
[BACKGROUND] Stiff knee gait is a troublesome gait disturbance related to spastic paresis, frequently associated with overactivity of the rectus femoris muscle in the swing phase of gait. [OBJECTIVE] The aim of this study was to assess the…
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Impact of Injection-Guiding Techniques on the Effectiveness of Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Focal Spasticity and Dystonia: A Systematic Review.
[OBJECTIVE] To conduct a systematic review of the impact of different injection-guiding techniques on the effectiveness of botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) for the treatment of focal spasticity and dystonia. [DATA SOURCES] MEDLINE via PubMe…