Motor Function Specific
Research on Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy is defined as muscular incoodination resulting from damage to the brain around the time of birth. While there can be many secondary conditions which accompany cerebral palsy, impaired motor function is present in all cases. Since cerebral palsy is a static disorder, motor function does not decline over time as a direct result of cerebral palsy. However, it can decline due to secondary conditions which may accompany cerebral palsy, such as spasticity or hip displacement.

Throughout the years, there has been plenty of research done into the various motor disfunctions of people with cerebral palsy. This list provides a sample of the most recent research into this field...

• Motor impairments in young children with cerebral palsy: relationship to gross motor function and everyday activities.
• Motor outcome differences between two groups of children with spastic diplegia who received different intensities of early onset physiotherapy.
• Effect of intensive neurodevelopmental treatment in gross motor function of children with cerebral palsy.
• Limb distribution, motor impairment, and functional classification of cerebral palsy.
• Reliability of family report for the Gross Motor Function Classification System.
• Gross Motor Function Classification System and outcome tools for assessing ambulatory cerebral palsy: a multicenter study.
• Descriptions of functioning and health and relations to a gross motor classification in adults with cerebral palsy.
• Motor impairments, neurological signs, and developmental level in individuals with Angelman syndrome.
• Gross Motor Function Classification System: impact and utility.
• Effectiveness of the Innsbruck Sensorimotor Activator and Regulator in improving saliva control in children with cerebral palsy.
• Energy cost of walking in children with cerebral palsy: relation to the Gross Motor Function Classification System.
• Movement and motor development in ELBW infants at 1 year is related to cognitive and motor abilities at 4 years.
• Developmental gains in early intervention based on conductive education by young children with motor disorders.
• Changes over years in gross motor function of 3-8 year old children with cerebral palsy: using the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-88).
• Impact of motor skills on cognitive test results in very-low-birthweight children.
• A simple device to assess and train motor coordination.
• Preterm fetal hypoxia-ischemia causes hypertonia and motor deficits in the neonatal rabbit: a model for human cerebral palsy?
• Motor strategies in standing up in children with hemiplegia.
• Efficacy of constraint-induced movement therapy for children with cerebral palsy with asymmetric motor impairment.
• Enhancing prehension in infants and children: fostering neuromotor strategies.
• Activity-focused motor interventions for children with neurological conditions.
• Gross motor capability and performance of mobility in children with cerebral palsy: a comparison across home, school, and outdoors/community settings.