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Relação entre função motora e cognitiva na paralisia cerebral hemiplégica

Fisioter. Bras; 22 (1), 2021
Introdução: Crianças com paralisia cerebral hemiplégica (PCH) exibem dificuldades funcionais na utilização do membro superior hemiparético, repercutindo negativamente no desempenho em realizar atividades de vida diária. Atualmente, os déficits motores nessa população são acompanhados por dist...

Coordenação motora de crianças com transtorno do espectro autista: efeitos de um programa de jiu-jitsu

Rev. bras. ciênc. mov; 29 (1), 2021
Crianças autistas apresentam não somente limitações sociais e na forma de comunicação/ linguagem, mas também comprometimentos na coordenação motora. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar os efeitos de um programa de jiu-jitsu na coordenação motora de crianças com Transtorno do Espectro Autism...

Isokinetic strength, bilateral and unilateral strength differences: variation by age and laterality in elite youth football players

Int. j. morphol; 39 (1), 2021
SUMMARY: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of age on peak torque (PT) relative strength measures of knee extensors (KE) and knee flexors (KF), bilateral strength ratio (Q:Q, H:H), and ipsilateral strength ratio (H:Q) in youth elite male football players.Elite male players (n = 70) f...

Dança educativa para crianças com deficiência física: repercussões de um programa de ensino

Resumo Este estudo teve como objetivos: analisar o envolvimento dos participantes com deficiência física em determinados elementos (rolamentos e deslocamentos pelo espaço envolvendo os níveis, as direções e os fatores de movimento) de um programa de dança educativa; e verificar em quais aspectos a...

Does the Presence of Clubfoot delay the Onset of Walking?

Abstract Objective Congenital clubfoot (PTC) is a congenital orthopedic condition often requiring intensive treatment; little is known about the impact of such treatment on motor development. The present study assessed whether gait development is later in patients with PTC treated with the Ponseti metho...

Norm scores of cancelation and bisection tests for unilateral spatial neglect: data from a Brazilian population

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVE: Unilateral spatial neglect (USN) results in a consistent and exaggerated spatial asymmetry in the processing of information about the body or space due to an acquired brain injury. There are several USN tests for clinical diagnosis, but none of them are validated in Brazil. The aim was to obta...

Variabilidade do teste dicótico de sentenças no teste e reteste de adultos normo-ouvintes

Codas; 32 (3), 2020
RESUMO Objetivo: investigar a variabilidade do Teste Dicótico de Sentenças por meio do teste e reteste em indivíduos normo-ouvintes. Método: foram avaliados 36 indivíduos na faixa etária de 19 a 44 anos, destros e com limiares auditivos dentro da normalidade. Realizou-se a avaliação audiológic...

SHELL Part of Nucleus Accumbens and Its Laterality Has Important Role in Response to Chronic Stress in Female Rats

Abstract The nucleus accumbens shell (NAcSh) plays a role in appetitive and negative motivation with sex differences in responses. NAcSh and its laterality in metabolic and hormonal responses to chronic stress in female rats is evaluated via transient inactivation of this nucleus during stress induction....

Relationships between the 2D: 4D digit ratio, waist circumference, hand preferences, weight, height, waist-to-height ratio and BMI in a Turkish population

Int. j. morphol; 37 (4), 2019
The 2D:4D is thought as a biomarker for prenatal androgen exposure. Some studies have reported a significant difference between the sexes. Earlier studies reported variations in different ethnic and geographic groups. 2D:4D is related to several medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases (CVD) ...

Profile and neuropsychological differences in adolescent students with and without dyslexia

Rev. latinoam. psicol; 51 (2), 2019
Abstract Dyslexia is a problem of increasing prevalence in school-age students. The latest experiences in the application of neuropsychology to education are interesting because they allow for the evaluation of different neuropsychological variables to obtain a better understanding of the learning proces...