Relationship between oropharyngeal dysphagia, gross motor function and day to day variation in energy intakes of preschool aged children with cerebral palsy

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 36-37
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Preschool Aged Children

scholarly journals Kindy Moves: a protocol for establishing the feasibility of an activity-based intervention on goal attainment and motor capacity delivered within an interdisciplinary framework for preschool aged children with cerebral palsy

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. e046831
Author(s):  
Dayna Pool ◽  
Catherine Elliott
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
School Readiness ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Preschool Aged Children

IntroductionPreschool aged children with cerebral palsy (CP) and like conditions are at risk of performing below their peers in key skill areas of school readiness. Kindy Moves was developed to support school readiness in preschool aged children with CP and like conditions that are dependent on physical assistance and equipment throughout the day. The primary aims are to determine the feasibility of motor-based interventions that are functional and goal directed, adequately dosed and embedded into a play environment with interdisciplinary support to optimise goal-driven outcomes.Methods and analysisForty children with CP and like conditions aged between 2 and 5 years with a Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level of III–V or equivalent, that is, dependent on physical assistance and equipment will be recruited in Western Australia. Participants will undertake a 4-week programme, comprised three, 2-hour sessions a week consisting of floor time, gross motor movement and play (30 min), locomotor treadmill training (30 min), overground walking in gait trainers (30 min) and table-top activities (30 min). The programme is group based with 3–4 children of similar GMFCS levels in each group. However, each child will be supported by their own therapist providing an interdisciplinary and goal directed approach. Primary outcomes of this feasibility study will be goal attainment (Goal Attainment Scale) and secondary outcomes will include Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, 10 metre walk test, Children’s Functional Independence Measure, Sleep Disturbance Scale, Infant and Toddler Quality of Life Questionnaire, Peabody Developmental Motor Scale and Gross Motor Function Measure. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, post intervention (4 weeks) and retention at the 4-week follow-up.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval was obtained from Curtin University Human Ethics Committee (HRE2019-0073). Results will be disseminated through published manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals, conference presentations and public seminars for stakeholder groups.Trial registration numberAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12619000064101p).

Prevalence of Speech Problems and the Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Registry-Based Study in Norway

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guro Andersen ◽  
Tone R. Mjøen ◽  
Torstein Vik
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Communicative Abilities ◽  
Normal Speech

Abstract This study describes the prevalence of speech problems and the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway. Information on the communicative abilities of 564 children with CP born 1996–2003, recorded in the Norwegian CP Registry, was collected. A total of 270 children (48%) had normal speech, 90 (16%) had slightly indistinct speech, 52 (9%) had indistinct speech, 35 (6%) had very indistinct speech, 110 children (19%) had no speech, and 7 (1%) were unknown. Speech problems were most common in children with dyskinetic CP (92 %), in children with the most severe gross motor function impairments and among children being totally dependent on assistance in feeding or tube-fed children. A higher proportion of children born at term had speech problems when compared with children born before 32 weeks of gestational age 32 (p > 0.001). Among the 197 children with speech problems only, 106 (54%) used AAC in some form. Approximately 20% of children had no verbal speech, whereas ~15% had significant speech problems. Among children with either significant speech problems or no speech, only 54% used AAC in any form.

Ankle contractures are frequent among children with cerebral palsy and associated with lower gross motor function and degree of spasticity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lærke Hartvig Krarup ◽  
Pia Kjær Kristensen ◽  
Louise Strand ◽  
Sofie Langbo Bredtoft ◽  
Inger Mechlenburg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

scholarly journals Threshold values of ankle dorsiflexion and gross motor function in 60 children with cerebral palsy

2018 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-442
Author(s):  
Helle M Rasmussen ◽  
Joachim Svensson ◽  
Maria Thorning ◽  
Niels W Pedersen ◽  
Søren Overgaard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Ankle Dorsiflexion ◽  
Threshold Values ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

scholarly journals GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (GMFCS) FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 3281-3286
Author(s):  
Mst. Rabea Begum ◽  
◽  
Mohammad Anwar Hossain ◽  
Shahnaj Sultana ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy
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