Evaluation measures for children with cerebral palsy

Cerebral palsy is a well-recognized neurodevelopmental condition. The most recent definition describes cerebral palsy as a group of disorders of movement and posture, causing activity limitation. An important step in the process of (re)habilitation is evaluation of functional abilities of an individ...

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Published inEastern journal of medicine Vol. 17; no. 4; p. 156
Main Author Srsen, Katja Groleger
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Van YYU Tip Fakultesi 01.10.2012
Subjects
Age
Cerebral palsy
Children & youth
Classification
Orthopedic apparatus
Participation
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Summary:Cerebral palsy is a well-recognized neurodevelopmental condition. The most recent definition describes cerebral palsy as a group of disorders of movement and posture, causing activity limitation. An important step in the process of (re)habilitation is evaluation of functional abilities of an individual. To be as accurate as possible in the evaluation of functioning, proper measurement instruments have to be used. There are many different measurement tools for children with cerebral palsy, several of them are presented in the article. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1301-0883
1309-3886