Is interlimb coordination during walking preserved in children with cerebral palsy?

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1418-1428

  Meyns, Pieter ^a   Van Gestel, Leen ^a   Bruijn, Sjoerd M ^a   Desloovere, Kaat ^a,b   Swinnen, Stephan P ^a   Duysens, Jacques ^a,c  

^a Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arm swing; Cerebral palsy; Gait; Interlimb coordination; Speed increment; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION DISORDER; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LIMB; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTOR COORDINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ARM; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; WALKING;

EID: 84860535877     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.03.020     Document Type: Article

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