Reproducibility of tactile assessments for children with unilateral cerebral palsy

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-166

  Auld, Megan Louise ^a,e   Ware, Robert S ^a,b   Boyd, Roslyn Nancy ^a   Moseley, G Lorimer ^c,d   Johnston, Leanne Marie ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e Cerebral Palsy League   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Hemiplegia; Reliability; Sensory; Stereognosis; Tactile assessment; Tactile perception; Two point discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HAND; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TOUCH;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSATION DISORDERS; TOUCH PERCEPTION;

EID: 84859518648     PISSN: 01942638     EISSN: 15413144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01942638.2011.652804     Document Type: Review

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