The relationship between gross motor function and manual ability in cerebral palsy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1646-1652

  Oskoui, Maryam ^a,b   Majnemer, Annette ^a,b   Dagenais, Lynn ^a   Shevell, Michael I ^a,b  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cerebral palsy; functional assessment of children; motor function; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL ABILITY CLASSIFICATION SCALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SPASTICITY; COGNITION; COMPLICATION; DISABILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84887884649     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812463608     Document Type: Article

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