Changes in diffusion tensor tractographic findings associated with constraint-induced movement therapy in young children with cerebral palsy

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 125, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2397-2403

  Kwon, Jeong Yi ^a   Chang, Won Hyuk ^a,b   Chang, Hyun Jung ^a   Yi, Sook Hee ^c   Kim, Min Young ^a   Kim, Eun Hye ^a   Kim, Yun Hee ^a,b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Samsung Changwon Hospital Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Constraint induced movement therapy; Corticospinal tract; Diffusion tensor tractography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSTRAINT INDUCED MOVEMENT THERAPY; CONSTRAINT INDUCED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC MOTOR ACTIVITY LOG; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; QUALITY OF UPPER EXTREMITY SKILL TEST; SELF CARE; SELF CARE DOMAIN OF THE PEDIATRIC EVALUATION OF DISABILITY INVENTORY; STANDARDIZATION; ARM; DISABILITY; INFANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRENDS;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTION THERAPY, CONTINUOUS PASSIVE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84927690288     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.02.025     Document Type: Article

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