Longitudinal assessment of muscle function and oxygen cost during isometric testing in children with cerebral palsy

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-113
Author(s):  
Angeline Nsenga Leunkeu ◽  
Said Ahmaidi
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Muscle Function ◽  
Oxygen Cost ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

Analysis of the relationships that body composition and muscular strength have with oxygen cost of walking in children with cerebral palsy

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 628-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitell Sison-Williamson ◽  
Anita Bagley ◽  
George Gorton ◽  
Barbara A. Johnson ◽  
Donna Oeffinger
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Muscular Strength ◽  
Oxygen Cost ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

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.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document