Medical rehabilitation plays an important leading role in the treatment of children with
cerebral palsy (CP). Collaboration between specialists in medical rehabilitation and the …

The International Classification of Functioning, Disabil-ity and Health (ICF) distinguishes
impairments of body structure from activity limitations and participation exclusions. 1 By …

Approaches to therapy for children in India with cerebral palsy Page 1 Journal of Pediatric
Rehabilitation Medicine: An Inderdisciplinary Approach 1 (2008) 169–174 169 IOS Press Brief …

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early
childhood. Cerebral palsy is caused by abnormal development or damage to the parts of the …

Cerebral palsy is the most common chronic disability of childhood today. The concept of
management rather than cure forms the basis of intervention. Therapy programs should be …

This presentation will attempt to give the history of the Developmental Neurology Service at
the Istituto Neurologico, Milano, where children affected by cerebral palsy, spina bifida and …

Infantile cerebral palsy is one of the most prevalent diseases and the most frequent cause of
disability in paediatrics. Children with cerebral palsy have complex health care needs and …

Aims Orthopaedic care of adults with cerebral palsy (CP) has not been well documented in
orthopaedic literature. This paper focuses on some of the common problems which present …

The cover of this volume shows many children with higher gross motor function classification
system (GMFCS) levels participating in different activities like painting, picking fruit, playing …

Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the leading causes of childhood disability
worldwide with the greatest burdenfound in developing countries. Motor impairments are the …