7 Early muscle development in children with cerebral palsy the consequences for further muscle growth, muscle function, and long-term mobility Martin Gough and Adam P. Shortland Chapter contents Skeletal muscle…
5 The syndrome of deforming spastic paresis pathophysiology, assessment and treatment Nicolas Bayle and Jean-Michel Gracies Chapter contents Phenomenology and taxonomy in deforming spastic paresis Stretch-sensitive paresis Soft tissue contracture…
15 Interactive technologies for diagnosis and treatment in infants with cerebral palsy Jens Bo Nielsen Chapter contents Early diagnosis: a role for technology? Early treatment: a role for interactive technologies?…
Annotation C Kick start using the mobile infant learning paradigm to promote early leg action Linda Fetters Chapter contents Infants are dynamically changing Development requires exploration Altered development for the…
Annotation B Findings from a series of studies of passive mechanical properties of muscle in young children with cerebral palsy Adel Abdullah Alhusaini Chapter contents Methodology Study 1: Non-reflex stiffness…
4 Functional effects of neural impairments and subsequent adaptations Adel Abdullah Alhusaini Chapter contents Introduction Brief historical review Prevalence and aetiology Classification of cerebral palsy Motor impairments and muscle adaptations…
9 Effects of motor activity on brain and muscle development in cerebral palsy Diane L. Damiano Chapter contents Infancy is a unique period of neural development and plasticity Interaction of…
3 Re-thinking the brain new insights into early experience and brain development Mary P. Galea Chapter contents Early development Thalamocortical projections Corticospinal projections Experience and the development of target structures…
Abstract Stroke is a leading cause of adult motor disability. The number of stroke survivors is increasing in industrialized countries, and despite available treatments used in rehabilitation, the recovery of…
Abstract Optogenetics is the combination of optical tools to monitor (i.e. “reporters”) or interfere (i.e. “actuators”) with neural activity, and genetic techniques to restrain the expression of these reporters and…
