Sitting postural control affects the development of focused attention in children with cerebral palsy

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 16-22

  Surkar, Swati M ^a   Edelbrock, Christina ^a   Stergiou, Nicholas ^b   Berger, Sarah ^c   Harbourne, Regina ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME;

ATTENTION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84912050720     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: 1538005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000097     Document Type: Article

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