The relationship between neuroimaging and motor outcome in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review—Part B diffusion imaging and tractography

L Mailleux, I Franki, L Emsell, ML Peedima… - Research in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) is able to detect, localize and
quantify subtle brain white matter abnormalities that may not be visible on conventional …

The relationship between neuroimaging and motor outcome in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review–Part A. Structural imaging

I Franki, L Mailleux, L Emsell, ML Peedima… - Research in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Conventional Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging (sMRI) is a
mainstay in Cerebral Palsy (CP) diagnosis. Aims A systematic literature review was …

Altered corpus callosum structure in adolescents with cerebral palsy: connection to gait and balance

J Jaatela, T Nurmi, J Vallinoja, H Mäenpää… - Brain Structure and …, 2023 - Springer
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disorder in childhood. Recent studies in
children with CP have associated weakened sensorimotor performance with impairments in …

Improvements in upper extremity function following intensive training are independent of corticospinal tract organization in children with unilateral spastic cerebral …

KM Friel, CL Ferre, M Brandao, HC Kuo, K Chin… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background/Objectives: Intensive training of the more affected upper extremity (UE) has
been shown to be effective for children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP). Two …

Biological and environmental factors may affect children's executive function through motor and sensorimotor development: preterm birth and cerebral palsy

I Babik, AB Cunha, S Srinivasan - Infant Behavior and Development, 2023 - Elsevier
Disruptive biological and environmental factors may undermine the development of
children's motor and sensorimotor skills. Since the development of cognitive skills, including …

Neural Correlates of Impaired Grasp Function in Children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy

J Gutterman, AM Gordon - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP) is caused by damage to the developing brain and
affects motor function, mainly lateralized to one side of the body. Children with USCP have …

Do mirror movements relate to hand function and timing of the brain lesion in children with unilateral cerebral palsy?

K Klingels, E Jaspers, M Staudt… - … Medicine & Child …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This study aimed to systematically map the severity of mirror movements in both hands
in a prospective cohort of children with unilateral cerebral palsy, and to explore the …

Understanding the relationship between brain and upper limb function in children with unilateral motor impairments: a multimodal approach

M Weinstein, D Green, J Rudisch, IM Zielinski… - european journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Atypical brain development and early brain injury have profound and long lasting impact on
the development, skill acquisition, and subsequent independence of a child. Heterogeneity …

Neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging quantifies corticospinal tract microstructural organization in children with unilateral cerebral palsy

ST Nemanich, BA Mueller, BT Gillick - Human brain mapping, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP) due to early brain injury exhibit disrupted
connectivity of corticospinal tracts (CSTs), which can be quantified using diffusion‐weighted …

[HTML][HTML] Validity of semi-quantitative scale for brain MRI in unilateral cerebral palsy due to periventricular white matter lesions: Relationship with hand sensorimotor …

S Fiori, A Guzzetta, K Pannek, RS Ware, G Rossi… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2015 - Elsevier
Aim To provide first evidence of construct validity of a semi-quantitative scale for brain
structural MRI (sqMRI scale) in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP) secondary to …