Randomized trial of observation and execution of upper extremity actions versus action alone in children with unilateral cerebral palsy

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 808-815

  Sgandurra, Giuseppina ^a   Ferrari, Adriano ^b,c   Cossu, Giuseppe ^d   Guzzetta, Andrea ^a   Fogassi, Leonardo ^d   Cioni, Giovanni ^a,e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^b S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cerebral palsy; childhood hemiplegia; imitation; mirror neuron system; randomized controlled trial; upper extremity rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HAND INJURY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; IMITATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; OBSERVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILDHOOD HEMIPLEGIA; IMITATION; MIRROR NEURON SYSTEM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UPPER EXTREMITY REHABILITATION;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84885416248     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968313497101     Document Type: Article

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