Motor Behavior and Neural Changes Following Perinatal and Adult-Onset Brain Damage: Implications for Therapeutic Interventions

This article provides information pertaining to recent scientific findings regarding neural and motor development and the effects of brain damage on that development. The article is intended to provide the clinician with new information that will assist in patient assessments and the establishment o...

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Published inPhysical therapy Vol. 74; no. 8; pp. 753 - 767
Main Author Leonard, C T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Physical Therapy Association 01.08.1994
Oxford University Press
Subjects
Adult
Analysis
Animals
Birth Injuries - physiopathology
Brain
Brain damage
Brain Damage, Chronic - physiopathology
Cats
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral Palsy - physiopathology
Electromyography
Gait - physiology
H-Reflex - physiology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Motor ability
Motor Activity - physiology
Motor skills
Movement - physiology
Movement Disorders - physiopathology
Movement Disorders - rehabilitation
Neurological disorders
Neurophysiology
Physical therapy
Physiological aspects
Reflex, Abnormal - physiology
Somatosensory Cortex - physiopathology
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Summary:This article provides information pertaining to recent scientific findings regarding neural and motor development and the effects of brain damage on that development. The article is intended to provide the clinician with new information that will assist in patient assessments and the establishment of therapeutic interventions. Clinical and scientific issues pertaining to perinatal and adult-onset brain damage are discussed.
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ISSN:0031-9023
1538-6724
DOI:10.1093/ptj/74.8.753