Influence of infant-walkers on motor development: Mimicking spastic diplegia?

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 273-275

  Engelbert, Raoul H H ^a   Van Empelen, Ron ^a   Scheurer, Nienke D ^a   Helders, Paul J M ^a   Van Nieuwenhuizen, Onno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Infant walkers; Motor development; Spastic diplegia

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPASTICITY; WALKING AID;

EID: 0032724595     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3798(99)90982-0     Document Type: Article

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