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.
Clinical Indicators of PCI Genetics Table 2. Summary of Indicators for Cerebral Palliacy Genetics Moderate Strong Possible 1. Dyskinesia2. Absence of spasticity3. Consanguinity∗4. Positive family history∗ 1. Intellectual disability2. Absence of premature birth3. No unilateral symptoms 1. Absence of perinatal risk factors2. Altered vision3. Microcephalus ∗ Known genetic indicator; comparison with the reference population…
GMFCS E&R.
Clinical Guideline on GMFCS E&R The Global Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) is a system used to classify the severity of motor disability in children with neurological disorders. The Evaluation and Recommendations (E&R) System complements the GMFCS by providing more detailed and practical guidance. Diagnostic Criteria The GMFCS diagnostic criteria are…
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.