Changes in gait following continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion in ambulant children and young adults with cerebral palsy

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 397-405

  Brochard, Sylvain ^a   Lempereur, Mathieu ^b   Filipetti, Paul ^c   Rémy Néris, Olivier ^d  

^a BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^c Centre de l'Arche   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Gait; Intrathecal baclofen; Splasticity

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE; MALE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANGE OF MOTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BACLOFEN; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77749324956     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518420903062767     Document Type: Article

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