Stretching interventions in children with cerebral palsy: why are they ineffective in improving muscle function and how can we better their outcome?

BM Kalkman, L Bar-On, TD O'Brien… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Hyper-resistance at the joint is one of the most common symptoms in children with cerebral
palsy (CP). Alterations to the structure and mechanical properties of the musculoskeletal …

Persistent inflammation in cerebral palsy: pathogenic mediator or comorbidity? a scoping review

MCB Paton, M Finch-Edmondson, RC Dale… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Research has established inflammation in the pathogenesis of brain injury and the risk of
developing cerebral palsy (CP). However, it is unclear if inflammation is solely pathogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Immunological effects of cerebral palsy and rehabilitation exercises in children

O Sharova, O Smiyan, T Borén - Brain, Behavior, & Immunity-Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of motor disorders caused by non-progressive lesions of the
premature brain with lifelong pathophysiological consequences that include dysregulation of …

Motor deficits are associated with increased glial cell activation in the hypothalamus and cerebellum of young rats subjected to cerebral palsy

BJR Costa-de-Santana, R Manhães-de-Castro… - Brain Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a syndrome characterized by a wide range of sensory and motor
damage, associated with behavioral and cognitive deficits. The aim of the present study was …

Creatine supplementation increases postnatal growth and strength and prevents overexpression of pro-inflammatory interleukin 6 in the hippocampus in an …

HJCB Gouveia, R Manhães-de-Castro… - Nutritional …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: The aim of this study was thus to evaluate the effect of Cr supplementation on
morphological changes and expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the hippocampus …

Perinatal Caffeine Administration Improves Outcomes in an Ovine Model of Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia

JK Mike, Y White, J Ha, A Iranmahboub, C Hawkins… - Stroke, 2024 - ahajournals.org
BACKGROUND: Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy disproportionately affects low-
and middle-income countries, where≈ 96% of affected infants reside. The current standard …

Gastrocnemius medialis muscle geometry and extensibility in typically developing children and children with spastic paresis aged 6–13 years

G Weide, PA Huijing, L Bar-On, L Sloot… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Gait of children with spastic paresis (SP) is frequently characterized by a reduced ankle
range of motion, presumably due to reduced extensibility of the triceps surae (TS) muscle …

Rehabilitation Intervention Is Associated With Improved Neurodevelopment and Modulation of Inflammatory Molecules in Children With Cerebral Palsy

RC Magalhães, RS Filha, ÉLM Vieira… - Journal of Child …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Aim To evaluate the effects of systematic rehabilitation on both the neuropsychomotor
development, and on the peripheral response from immunological and neuroplastic …

Aberrant age-related alterations in spontaneous cortical activity in participants with cerebral palsy

H Bergwell, MP Trevarrow, E Heinrichs-Graham… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common neurodevelopmental motor disability,
resulting in life-long sensory, perception and motor impairments. Moreover, these …

Circulating immune cell populations at rest and in response to acute endurance exercise in young adults with cerebral palsy

A Kruse, I Imery, L Corell, E Hjalmarsson… - … Medicine & Child …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of this observational study was to determine the immune status and function in
young adults with cerebral palsy (CP) in comparison to typically developing individuals …