Robot-assisted and computer-enhanced therapies for children with cerebral palsy: Current state and clinical implementation

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 139-145

  Meyer Heim, Andreas ^a   van Hedel, Hubertus J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT SUPPORTED TREADMILL TRAINING; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; ROBOTIC ASSISTED GAIT TRAINING; ROBOTICS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRTUAL REALITY; ARM; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DEVICES; HAND; LEG; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARM; CEREBRAL PALSY; HAND; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; ROBOTICS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84881486757     PISSN: 10719091     EISSN: 15580776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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