Cerebral palsy in adult patients: constraint-induced movement therapy is effective to reverse the nonuse of the affected upper limb

ABSTRACT Objective To determine if the original protocol of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT), is adequate to reverse the nonuse of the affected upper limb (AUL) in patients with Cerebral Palsy (CP) in adulthood. Method The study included 10 patients diagnosed with CP hemiparesis had at...

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Main Authors: Ana Cecília P. Oliveira, Camila de Freitas, Rafael Eras-Garcia, Gabriela S. Matuti, Juliana F. Santos, Clarissa B. Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2016-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016000100018&lng=en&tlng=en
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