Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability in Canadian children. The comprehensive care of ambulatory children with CP functioning at Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level I and II was covered in a previous practice point. This companion document...
Classification of cerebral palsy is based on anatomical distribution of the dysfunction, type of neurological involvement, and function. Children may have monoplegia (involvement of a single extremity), hemiplegia (one side involved), diplegia (predominant involvement of legs), or quadriplegia (total...
In both cases significant improvements in motor ability were noted at 7 weeks and at 36 months with reduced spasticity bilaterally, and re-classification to GMFCS level I was possible. A cohort of autologous cord blood transplantations for cerebral palsy has been published by Lee and coworkers (...
Objective:We performed a clinical trial on theeffectsofwhole-bodyvibrationtraining(WBVT) onmusclefunctionandbonehealth ofadolescentsandyoungadultswithcerebralpalsy. Participants:Forty participants (11.3-20.8 years) with mild to moderatecerebralpalsy(GMFCS II-III) ...
Table 4. Percentage of young adults with CP participating in the SPARCLE3 study with unmet needs for each EAEQ item, by sex, GMFCS level, region, and population size of place of residence (N=357) Headings of ICF Chapters and ICF CategoriesUnmet Need (%)Unmet Need (%)Unmet Need (%)Unm...
Aim: To determine the testretest reliability and construct validity of a novel 6-Minute Racerunner Test (6MRT) in children and youth with cerebral palsy (CP) classified as Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels III and IV. The racerunner is a step-propelled tricycle. Methods...
We performed a clinical trial on the effects of whole-body vibration training (WBVT) on muscle function and bone health of adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy. Forty participants (11.3–20.8 years) with mild to moderate cerebral palsy (GMFCS
Function Classification System (GMFCS) [26] is graded from levels I to V and describes usual gross motor function. The GMFCS uses descriptors at each level defining motor abilities applicable to each level. Children who function at GMFCS level I are independently ambulatory across all surfaces ...
For children with spastic cerebral palsy, there was linear correlation between intelligence and the class of GMFCS, and for children with athetotic cerebral palsy there was no linear correlation. Conclusion There were differences of intelligence level and intelligence structure in different types of ...
(by-proxy version) study.Subjects/Patients: The parents of 80 out of 81 children (mean age 13.4 years, SD 2.98; 49 boys, 31 girls; Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level 1: 21, 2: 5, 3: 16, 4: 18, 5: 20) agreed to participate.Methods: Two-sampleT-tests were...