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Titolo: |
Improving hand function in cerebral palsy [[electronic resource] ] : theory, evidence and intervention / / edited by Ann-Christin Eliasson and Patricia A. Burtner
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Pubblicazione: | London, : Mac Keith Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (456 p.) |
Disciplina: | 618.92836 |
Soggetto topico: | Cerebral palsied children |
Movement disorders in children - Treatment | |
Hand - Movements | |
Motor ability in children | |
Altri autori: |
EliassonAnn-Christin <1950->
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Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | CONTENTS; AUTHORS'APPOINTMENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; References; 1 BRAIN PLASTICITY IN DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE Hans Forssberg; Introduction; Neuroimaging methods used to study brain plasticity; Plasticity in the developing brain; Plasticity in the somatosensory system; Plasticity in the motor system; Learning of new motor skills; Plasticity of the young damaged brain; Clinical considerations; References; 2 CORTICAL CONTROL OF HAND FUNCTION Johann Kuhtz-Buschbeck and Stephan Ulmer; The motor control system - an overview; Neural control of hand movements; Glossary; References |
3 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY OF MOVEMENT SEQUENCE LEARNING Fredrik Ullén1 Introduction; 2 Common paradigms in movement sequence learning research; 3 Learning the ordinal structure of a movement sequence; 4 Learning the temporal structure of a movement sequence; 5 Developmental aspects of movement sequence learning; 6 Individual differences in movement sequence learning ability; 7 Conclusion; References; 4 NEUROLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION AND NEURORADIOLOGY OF CEREBRAL PALSY Ingeborg Krägeloh-Mann and Martin Staudt; I Neurological classification of cerebral palsy | |
II Neuroradiology of cerebral palsy and upper extremity dysfunctionReferences; 5 NORMAL ANATOMY OF THEUPPER EXTREMITYBeth Moody Jones; Introduction; Proximal joints and muscles; Distal joints and muscles; Innervation of the upper limb; References; 6 MUSCLE ALTERATIONS DUETO SPASTICITY Eva Pontén; Hypertonia in childhood; Muscle architecture; Decreased passive extensibility; Adhesions between muscles and muscle fibres; Sarcomeres in series; Intracellular alterations; Myosins; Summary; References; 7 POSTURAL CONTROL FOR REACHING AND HAND SKILLS Mindy F. Levin and Heidi Sveistrup | |
Postural controlArm and trunk movement patterns during reaching and grasping in typicallydeveloping children; Arm and trunk movement patterns during reaching and grasping inchildren with CP; Interventions to improve reaching and grasping; Conclusions; References; 8 VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND CONSEQUENCES FOR HAND FUNCTION Eugenio Mercuri, Andrea Guzzetta and Giovanni Cioni; Introduction; Visual disorders in infants and children with brain lesions and cerebral palsy; Vision and manipulation in normal development and cerebral palsy; Visual ventral/dorsal stream and motor action | |
Visual ventral/dorsal stream disorders in childrenReferences; 9 THE ROLE OF SENSATION FORHAND FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY Annette Majnemer, Daniel Bourbonnais and Victor Frak; Importance of sensation for refined hand function; Relationship between sensation and hand function in children withcerebral palsy; Conclusions; References; 10 TYPICAL AND ATYPICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE UPPER LIMB IN CHILDREN Jeanne R. Charles; Introduction; Systems influencing functional development of the upper extremity; Atypical development due to prenatal/perinatal CNS damage; Conclusion; References | |
11 BIMANUAL COORDINATION IN CHILDREN WITH HEMIPLEGIC CEREBRAL PALSY Andrew M. Gordon and Bert Steenbergen | |
Sommario/riassunto: | An essential guide to assessing and understanding hand function for children with cerebral palsy. Also covering interventions and treatment approaches, especially for clinicians and therapists. |
Altri titoli varianti: | Improving hand function in children with cerebral palsy |
Titolo autorizzato: | Improving hand function in cerebral palsy ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-898683-84-0 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910779076903321 |
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