Micro-switch clusters to enhance hand responses and appropriate head position in two children with multiple disabilities

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-62

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   O'Reilly, Mark F ^b   Singh, Nirbhay N ^c   Oliva, Doretta ^d   Scalini, Lorenza ^d   Vigo, Cecilia M ^d   Groeneweg, Jop ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Lega F D'Oro Research Centre   (Italy)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hand responses; Head position; Micro switch clusters; Multiple disabilities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HAND; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 12344313562     PISSN: 13638491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13638490410001727446     Document Type: Article

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