Effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions to improve gait speed in children with cerebral palsy: systematic review and meta-analysis

NG Moreau, AW Bodkin, K Bjornson, A Hobbs… - Physical …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have decreased gait speeds, which can
negatively affect their community participation and quality of life. However, evidence for …

Quality of life and leisure participation in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities: a thematic analysis of the literature

N Dahan-Oliel, K Shikako-Thomas, A Majnemer - Quality of Life Research, 2012 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this systematic review was to document evidence of the association
between leisure participation and quality of life (QoL) in children with neurodevelopmental …

Self-reported quality of life of 8–12-year-old children with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional European study

HO Dickinson, KN Parkinson, U Ravens-Sieberer… - The Lancet, 2007 - thelancet.com
Background Little is known about the quality of life (QoL) of disabled children. We describe
self-reported QoL of children with cerebral palsy, factors that influence it, and how it …

Quality of life among adolescents with cerebral palsy: what does the literature tell us?

MH Livingston, PL Rosenbaum… - … Medicine & Child …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
This review describes trends in quality of life (QOL) and health‐related quality of life
(HRQOL) among adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). Twenty original articles were …

Functional classifications for cerebral palsy: correlations between the gross motor function classification system (GMFCS), the manual ability classification system …

E Compagnone, J Maniglio, S Camposeo… - Research in …, 2014 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate a possible correlation between the gross motor function
classification system-expanded and revised (GMFCS-E&R), the manual abilities …

The relationship between quality of life and functioning for children with cerebral palsy

A Shelly, E Davis, E Waters… - … Medicine & Child …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Given that quality of life (QOL) is commonly confused with functioning, the aim of this study
was to examine the association between functioning and QOL domains for children with …

Play and be happy? Leisure participation and quality of life in school‐aged children with cerebral palsy

K Shikako-Thomas, N Dahan-Oliel… - … journal of pediatrics, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to examine the association between leisure participation and
quality of life (QoL) in school‐age children with cerebral palsy (CP). Leisure participation …

Modeling developmental plasticity after perinatal stroke: defining central therapeutic targets in cerebral palsy

A Kirton - Pediatric neurology, 2013 - Elsevier
Perinatal stroke is presented as the ideal human model of developmental neuroplasticity.
The precise timing, mechanisms, and locations of specific perinatal stroke diseases provide …

Quality of life of adolescents with cerebral palsy: perspectives of adolescents and parents

E Davis, A Shelly, E Waters… - … medicine & child …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Quality of life (QOL) has emerged over the past 20 years as an outcome for measuring the
effectiveness of health‐improvement interventions. The Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life …

Effect of low dose robotic-gait training on walking capacity in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy

Y Cherni, L Ballaz, J Lemaire, F Dal Maso… - Neurophysiologie …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Robotic gait training presents a promising training modality. Nevertheless,
evidence supporting the efficacy of such therapy in children with cerebral palsy remains …