Improved gait after repetitive locomotor training in children with cerebral palsy

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-149

  Smania, Nicola ^a   Bonetti, Paola ^a   Gandolfi, Marialuisa ^a   Cosentino, Alessandro ^b   Waldner, Andreas ^c   Hesse, Stefan ^d   Werner, Cordula ^d   Bisoffi, Giulia ^e   Geroin, Christian ^a   Munari, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Don Calabria Hospital   (Italy)

^c Villa Melitta   (Italy)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain Damage; Development; Randomized Control Trial; Rehabilitation; Robotics; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; REHABILITATION;

EID: 79551616717     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e318201741e     Document Type: Article

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