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Motor abilities, activities, and participation of institutionalized Brazilian children and adolescents with cerebral palsy

Motriz (Online); 23 (spe2), 2017
Abstract Aim: To assess motor abilities and functioning of institutionalized children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) within a contextual model of development. Methods: Eleven institutionalized Brazilian children and adolescents aged 2-19 (14 ± 5) years, 5 males and 6 females, were evaluate...

Translation and cross cultural adaptation of the Pediatric Motor Activity Log-Revised scale

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (7), 2016
ABSTRACT The standardized instrument developed to assess the use of the affected upper limb in children with cerebral palsy (CP) is the Pediatric Motor Activity Log Revised (PMAL-R). Objectives To translate PMAL-R and adapt for the Brazilian culture; analyze the reliability and the internal consistency...

The Sarah evaluation scale for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: description and results

ABSTRACT Background Assessments of motor-functional aspects in cerebral palsy are crucial to rehabilitation programs. Objective To introduce the Sarah motor-functional evaluation scale and to report the initial results of its measurement properties. This scale was created based on the experience of the...

Fidgety movements – tiny in appearance, but huge in impact

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (3,supl.1), 2016
Abstract Objectives: To describe fidgety movements (FMs), i.e., the spontaneous movement pattern that typically occurs at 3–5 months after term age, and discuss its clinical relevance. Sources: A comprehensive literature search was performed using the following databases: MEDLINE/PubMed, CINAHL, ...

Perfil social de crianças e jovens com paralisia cerebral em um centro de reabilitação física

Acta fisiátrica; 23 (1), 2016
Para o desenvolvimento de programas de reabilitação e ações de saúde, é preciso compreender as mudanças na vida dessas pessoas, para a execução e participação das várias atividades na vida diária. A paralisia cerebral (PC) é causa mais comum de deficiência física grave na infância. Afeta...

Aplicação do Core Set resumido da CIF-CJ para paralisia cerebral em uma criança em idade escolar

Acta fisiátrica; 23 (1), 2016
O desenvolvimento dos Core Sets da CIF para Crianças e Jovens com paralisia cerebral (CIF-CJ-PC) foi publicado em Junho de 2014. Descrevemos a aplicação do Core Set resumido em uma criança de 09 anos de idade, com o objetivo de propor métodos disponíveis e aprimorar sua aplicabilidade na prática c...

Reliability of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Gross Motor Function Measure in children with cerebral palsy

OBJECTIVE: To test the intra- and interrater reliability of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the 66-item Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66). METHOD: The sample included 48 children with cerebral palsy (CP), ranging from 2-17 years old, classified at levels I to IV of the Gross Motor Function Cl...

Perfil epidemiológico de crianças diagnosticadas com paralisia cerebral atendidas no Centro de Reabilitação Lucy Montoro de São José dos Campos

Acta fisiátrica; 22 (3), 2015
A Paralisia Cerebral é um distúrbio da postura e do movimento decorrente de uma lesão cerebral podendo resultar em comprometimentos neuromotores, geralmente associados à gravidade da sequela e idade da criança. Objetivo: Avaliar o perfil epidemiológico das crianças diagnosticadas com Paralisia Cer...

Moderating effect of the environment in the relationship between mobility and school participation in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy

BACKGROUND: The literature demonstrates that the social participation of children with disabilities is influenced by both their functional skills repertoire and environmental factors. However, it is not yet known whether the effect of functional limitations on social participation is minimized or enhance...

Validación de un instrumento para evaluar la carga del cuidador en parálisis cerebral

Rev. salud pública; 17 (4), 2015
Objetivo Desarrollar y validar una escala para evaluar la carga del cuidador del niño con parálisis cerebral (PC) de niveles funcionales GMFCS (Gross Motor Function Classification System) IV y V. Materiales y Métodos Se llevó a cabo un estudio de validación de escalas mediante la aplicación de un c...