Improving upper limb motor functions through action observation treatment: A pilot study in children with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 822-828

  Buccino, Giovanni ^a   Arisi, Daniele ^b   Gough, Patricia ^c   Aprile, Daniela ^b   Ferri, Chiara ^b   Serotti, Lucia ^d   Tiberti, Alessandra ^d   Fazzi, Elisa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b CREMONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION OBSERVATION TREATMENT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; IMITATION; MALE; MELBOURNE ASSESSMENT SCALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; QUADRIPLEGIA; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84865183818     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2012.04334.x     Document Type: Article

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