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The relationship between spasticity in young children (18 months of age) with cerebral palsy and their gross motor function development

Abstract

BackgroundIt is thought that spasticity has an influence on the development of functional motor abilities among children with cerebral palsy (CP). The extent to which spasticity is associated with the change in motor abilities in young children with CP has not been established. The objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship of initial spasticity in young children with CP and their gross motor function development over one …

Authors

Gorter JW; Verschuren O; van Riel L; Ketelaar M

Journal

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol. 10, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

December 2009

DOI

10.1186/1471-2474-10-108

ISSN

1471-2474