Cerebral palsy spastic paresis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 11 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Infants aged 1 month to 3 years (corrected age); Neurological dysfunction suggestive of development of cerebral palsy; Cystic periventricular leukomalacia; Uni/Bilateral parenchymal lesion of the brain; Other structural damage of the brain.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Functional surgery on bones and/or muscles of the legs or selective dorsal rhizotomy in the last 12 months; Severe epilepsy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary study parameters will be the number of locomotor primitives (derived from EMG measurements), the topological changes of brain functional networks (derived from EEG measurements), and cortico-muscular coherence (derived from EMG and EEG). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary study parameters are kinematics and kinetics. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed