Category archives: Movement disorders
Myoclonus in childhood
Treatment in PCI.
Neurorehabilitation in PCI. Scientific evidence.
Skeletal deformities in cerebral palsy.
Early onset cerebellar ataxias.
Non-progressive congenital ataxia.
Clinical indicators of genetic PCI.
Table 2. Overview of Indicators for Genetic Cerebral Palsy Strong Moderate Possible 1.Dyskinesia2.Absence of spasticity3.Consanguinity∗4.Positive family history∗ 1. Intellectual disability2. Absence of preterm birth3. No unilateral symptoms 1. Absence of perinatal risk factors2. Visual impairment3. Microcephaly ∗ Well-known genetic indicator; comparison with reference population was not possible because it was not reported in cerebral palsy literature.
GMFCS E&R.
Hierarchy of the control of the motor system.
For an adequate assessment of the motor system we must know that there is a hierarchy of prerequisites, necessary to be able to evaluate the successive levels of complexity of the motor system, particularly in children.