multiple-case study examined the teaching of literacy skills to pupils with Cerebral Palsy (CP) in special schools in Kenya. Cerebral palsy refers to paralysis of the brain and mainly affects muscle tone, which interferes with voluntary movement and delays in gross and fine motor development. ...
Daily living can be interrupted when a child with cerebral palsy hastrouble communicating.Communication problems are among the leading issues for parents of children with cerebral palsy.However, patience and the proper treatment plan can make things much less complicated. Keep in mind that not all c...
Limited information is available about functioning and related impairments of children and adolescents with Cerebral Palsy (CP) in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) like Brazil. The aim of this study is to describe the characteristics, functioning,
Cerebral palsy is the most common motor disorder originating in childhood and spasticity is the most frequent manifestation. The treatment strategies to reduce spasticity and thereby ameliorate the attendant gait abnormalities have included physiotherapy, orthoses, antispastic medications, orthopaedic surgery ...
New therapeutic strategies and sociological economic necessities lead to a higher need of evaluations of groß motor functions and abilities of children with cerebal palsy. The Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM, Russell et al. 1989) is therefore standardized and validated and has been internationall...
text>The overall care for children with cerebral palsy (CP) is challenging to the family which causes significant impacts to their livelihood. There is limited qualitative research that reports the unmet needs of parents with physically disabled children, especially highly dependent CP. The aim of ...
Cerebral palsy (CP) and brain injury (BI) are common conditions that have devastating effects on a child’s ability to use their hands. Hand splinting and task-specific training are two interventions that are often used to address deficits in upper limb
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to improve hand performance while playing with Chinese puppets modified with Lego robots. Participants: Forty-two children with cerebral palsy were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group...
cerebral palsy expressed the most worries about their child’s future and continuity of care. Parents of a child with Down syndrome described the most need-satisfying experiences in their family life. This study offers a more balanced view on the realm of parenting a child with a ...
[24] also put forward a COVID-19 induced hypercoagulable state as the culprit for the development of hemorrhagic CVT in a young female with thalassemia trait who presented with seizures (and later developed mixed aphasia and bilateral abducens nerve palsy) and who responded well to anticoagulants...