Motor development toward ambulation in preschool children with myelomeningocele-a prospective study

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-60

  Bartonek, Åsa ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child; Child development; Myelomeningocele; Neurologic ambulation disorders; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORTHOTICS; PARALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPASTICITY; WALKING; WHEELCHAIR;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PARALYSIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WALKING; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 76849097223     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181cc132b     Document Type: Article

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