Optimising motor learning in infants at high risk of cerebral palsy: A pilot study

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Morgan, Catherine ^a   Novak, Iona ^a   Dale, Russell C ^b   Badawi, Nadia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Environmental enrichment; Infant; Motor skill

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOAL ATTAINMENT; GOALS, ACTIVITY AND MOTOR ENRICHMENT PROGRAM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WELLBEING; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MOTIVATION; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR;

CEREBRAL PALSY; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); ENVIRONMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INFANT; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84926377711     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-015-0347-2     Document Type: Article

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