Short- and long-term effects of synchronized metronome training in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: A two case study

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 160-169

  Johansson, Anna Maria ^a   Domellöf, Erik ^a,b   Rönnqvist, Louise ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Kolbäcken Child Rehabilitation Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hemiplegic cerebral palsy; Intervention; Kinematic; Motor co ordination; Motor control; Synchronized metronome training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; HAND PARESTHESIA; HEMIPLEGIC CEREBRAL PALSY; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCHRONIZED METRONOME TRAINING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 84859719161     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2011.635608     Document Type: Article

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