Cerebral palsy: current opinions on definition, epidemiology, risk factors, classification and treatment options

M Sadowska, B Sarecka-Hujar… - … disease and treatment, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most frequent causes of motor disability in children.
According to the up-to-date definition, CP is a group of permanent disorders of the …

Constraint‐induced movement therapy in children with unilateral cerebral palsy

BJ Hoare, MN Thorley, ML Jackman… - Cochrane database …, 2019‏ - cochranelibrary.com
Background Unilateral cerebral palsy (CP) is a condition that affects muscle control and
function on one side of the body. Children with unilateral CP experience difficulties using …

Rehabilitation and neuroplasticity in children with unilateral cerebral palsy

LB Reid, SE Rose, RN Boyd - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2015‏ - nature.com
Cerebral palsy is a childhood-onset, lifelong neurological disorder that primarily impairs
motor function. Unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP), which impairs use of one hand and perturbs …

Perinatal stroke: map** and modulating developmental plasticity

A Kirton, MJ Metzler, BT Craig, A Hilderley… - Nature Reviews …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Most cases of hemiparetic cerebral palsy are caused by perinatal stroke, resulting in lifelong
disability for millions of people. However, our understanding of how the motor system …

Video Game Rehabilitation for Outpatient Stroke (VIGoROUS): protocol for a multi-center comparative effectiveness trial of in-home gamified constraint-induced …

LV Gauthier, C Kane, A Borstad, N Strahl, G Uswatte… - BMC neurology, 2017‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Constraint-Induced Movement therapy (CI therapy) is shown to reduce
disability, increase use of the more affected arm/hand, and promote brain plasticity for …

Rehabilitation for individuals with genetic degenerative ataxia: a systematic review

SC Milne, LA Corben… - … and Neural Repair, 2017‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Treatment of genetic degenerative ataxia is currently based on symptom
management and maintenance of function. However, utilization of rehabilitation is limited …

Transcranial ultrasound pulse stimulation reduces cortical atrophy in Alzheimer's patients: a follow‐up study

T Popescu, C Pernet… - Alzheimer's & Dementia …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Ultrasound for the brain is a revolutionary therapeutic concept. The first clinical
data indicate that 2–4 weeks of therapy with transcranial pulse stimulation (TPS) improve …

Neuroplasticity in children and adolescents in response to treatment intervention: A systematic review of the literature

LL Weyandt, CM Clarkin, EZ Holding… - Clinical and …, 2020‏ - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of the present study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature,
adhering to PRISMA guidelines, regarding evidence of neuroplasticity in children and …

The functional significance of cortical reorganization and the parallel development of CI therapy

E Taub, G Uswatte, VW Mark - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2014‏ - frontiersin.org
For the nineteenth and the better part of the twentieth centuries two correlative beliefs were
strongly held by almost all neuroscientists and practitioners in the field of …

The relationship between neuroimaging and motor outcome in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review–Part A. Structural imaging

I Franki, L Mailleux, L Emsell, ML Peedima… - Research in …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Background Conventional Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging (sMRI) is a
mainstay in Cerebral Palsy (CP) diagnosis. Aims A systematic literature review was …