Efficacy of upper limb therapies for unilateral cerebral palsy: A meta-analysis

Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Sakzewski, Leanne ^a,b   Ziviani, Jenny ^b,c   Boyd, Roslyn N ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin A; Cerebral palsy; Constraint induced movement therapy; Meta analysis; Systematic review; Upper limb rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARM DISEASE; ARM MOVEMENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EVENING DOSAGE; HUMAN; INFANT; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SELF CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; WEAKNESS;

EID: 84891799787     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-0675     Document Type: Review

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