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SUBMITTER: Friel KM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4981562 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Friel Kathleen M KM Kuo Hsing-Ching HC Fuller Jason J Ferre Claudio L CL Brandão Marina M Carmel Jason B JB Bleyenheuft Yannick Y Gowatsky Jaimie L JL Stanford Arielle D AD Rowny Stefan B SB Luber Bruce B Bassi Bruce B Murphy David L K DL Lisanby Sarah H SH Gordon Andrew M AM
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair 20160211 9
Background Intensive bimanual therapy can improve hand function in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP). We compared the effects of structured bimanual skill training versus unstructured bimanual practice on motor outcomes and motor map plasticity in children with USCP. Objective We hypothesized that structured skill training would produce greater motor map plasticity than unstructured practice. Methods Twenty children with USCP (average age 9.5; 12 males) received therapy in a ...[more]