Analysis of the correlation between three methods used in the assessment of children with cerebral palsy

Functional Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-21

  Romei, Marianna ^a   Galli, Manuela ^a   Fazzi, Elisa ^b   Maraucci, Ilaria ^b   Schwartz, Michael ^c,d   Uggetti, Carla ^e   Crivellini, Marcello ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c GILLETTE CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Gait analysis; Gross motor function measure; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; LEUKOMALACIA; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34250658482     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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