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Activity limitation in hemiplegic cerebral palsy: evidence for disorders in motor planning
Author(s) -
Steenbergen Bert,
Gordon Andrew M
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
developmental medicine and child neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.658
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1469-8749
pISSN - 0012-1622
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2006.tb01367.x
Subject(s) - cerebral palsy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , motor planning , movement disorders , psychology , movement (music) , motor control , medicine , neuroscience , philosophy , disease , pathology , aesthetics
Review of the definition of cerebral palsy (CP) has focused on disorders of movement and posture development that cause activity limitations. Recent research provides new insights into C P, showing that activity limitation in individuals with hemiplegic CP is not exclusively caused by disorders related to movement execution, but is also related to the planning of movements. In this review article, converging evidence is presented suggesting that, in addition to movement execution impairments, impairments in movement planning may also limit the performance of activities of daily living. Evidence from studies of fingertip‐force planning and anticipatory planning in object manipulation tasks is discussed.