Functional Neuroplasticity and Motor Skill Change Following Gross Motor Interventions for Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

Paper by Alicia J. Hilderley, PhD et al

ABSTRACT

Background: Gross motor intervention designs for children with diplegic cerebral palsy (DCP) require an improved understanding of the children’s potential for neuroplasticity.

Objective: To identify relations between functional neuroplasticity and mot

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Sustained decline in rate and severity of cerebral palsy, collaborative research partnership reveals

'a sustained decrease of around 40% from just twenty years ago'

The 2023 Australian Cerebral Palsy Register (ACPR) Report has been launched today by the Honourable Bill Shorten MP, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Government Services. 

Analysing data from almost 11,000

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Systematic Review of Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopmental and Cognitive Health Effects

‘...higher fluoride exposure...is associated with lower IQ and other cognitive effects in children’

Conclusion: NTP (US National Toxicology Program) concludes that fluoride is presumed to be a cognitive neurodevelopmental hazard to humans. This conclusion is based on a moderate level of evidence tha

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Exploration of the Feasibility of Remote Assessment of Functioning in Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities: Parents’ Perspectives and Related Contextual Factors

By Beatriz Helena Brugnaro et al

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted face-to-face health services, leveraging telehealth strategies. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate, from a parent’s perspective, the feasibility of a remote assessment of functioning in children with de

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