Muscle architecture, growth, and biological Remodelling in cerebral palsy: a narrative review

GG Handsfield, S Williams, S Khuu, G Lichtwark… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2022 - Springer
Cerebral palsy (CP) is caused by a static lesion to the brain occurring in utero or up to the
first 2 years of life; it often manifests as musculoskeletal impairments and movement …

Botulinum toxin intervention in cerebral palsy-induced spasticity management: projected and contradictory effects on skeletal muscles

CS Kaya Keles, F Ates - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spasticity, following the neurological disorder of cerebral palsy (CP), describes a
pathological condition, the central feature of which is involuntary and prolonged muscle …

Determinants of muscle preservation in individuals with cerebral palsy across the lifespan: a narrative review of the literature

O Verschuren, ARP Smorenburg… - Journal of cachexia …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In individuals with cerebral palsy (CP), smaller muscle and atrophy are present at young
age. Many people with CP also experience a decline in gross motor function as they age …

The neurophysiology of deforming spastic paresis: a revised taxonomy

M Baude, JB Nielsen, JM Gracies - Annals of physical and rehabilitation …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper revisits the taxonomy of the neurophysiological consequences of a persistent
impairment of motor command execution in the classic environment of sensorimotor …

Noncommunicable disease and multimorbidity in young adults with cerebral palsy

DG Whitney, EA Hurvitz, JM Ryan, MJ Devlin… - Clinical …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) are at increased risk for frailty and chronic
disease due to factors experienced throughout the lifespan, such as excessive sedentary …

Impaired muscle growth precedes development of increased stiffness of the triceps surae musculotendinous unit in children with cerebral palsy

M Willerslev‐Olsen, M Choe Lund… - … Medicine & Child …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim If increased muscle stiffness and contractures in children with cerebral palsy (CP) are
related to impaired muscle growth, reduced muscle growth should precede or coincide with …

[HTML][HTML] Botulinum toxin intervention in cerebral palsy-induced spasticity management: projected and contradictory effects on skeletal muscles

CSK Keles, F Ates - Toxins, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Spasticity, following the neurological disorder of cerebral palsy (CP), describes a
pathological condition, the central feature of which is involuntary and prolonged muscle …

Prevalence of high-burden medical conditions and health care resource utilization and costs among adults with cerebral palsy

DG Whitney, NS Kamdar, S Ng, EA Hurvitz… - Clinical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) are susceptible to early development of high-
burden medical conditions, which may place a considerable strain on health care resources …

Human skeletal muscle size with ultrasound imaging: a comprehensive review

M Naruse, S Trappe, TA Trappe - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Skeletal muscle size is an important factor in assessing adaptation to exercise training and
detraining, athletic performance, age-associated atrophy and mobility decline, clinical …

The contribution of decreased muscle size to muscle weakness in children with spastic cerebral palsy

B Hanssen, N Peeters, I Vandekerckhove… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Muscle weakness is a common clinical symptom in children with spastic cerebral palsy
(SCP). It is caused by impaired neural ability and altered intrinsic capacity of the muscles. To …