Pathophysiology of impaired hand function in children with unilateral cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL.4, 2013, Pages 32-37

  Gordon, Andrew M ^a   Bleyenheuft, Yannick ^b   Steenbergen, Bert ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COORDINATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HAND DISEASE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRECISION GRIP; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 84880273394     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12304     Document Type: Article

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