Evaluation measures for children with cerebral palsy

Yıl 2012, Cilt: 17 Sayı: 4, 156 - 165, 03.04.2013

Katja Groleger Sršen

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Abstract. Cerebral palsy is a well-recognized neurodevelopmental condition. The most recentdefinition describes cerebral palsy as a group of disorders of movement andposture, causing activity limitation. An important step in the process of(re)habilitation is evaluation of functional abilities of an individual. To beas accurate as possible in the evaluation of functioning, proper measurementinstruments have to be used. There are many different measurement tools forchildren with cerebral palsy, several of them are presented in the article.Key words: Measurement instruments, child, cerebral palsy

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Measurement instruments, child, cerebral palsy