Open AccessSix Months Guided Exercise Therapy Improves Motor Abilities and White Matter Connectivity in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Author(s) -
Safwan Samsir,
Rahimah Zakaria,
Salmi Abdul Razak,
Mohamed K. Ismail,
Mohd Zulkifli Abdul Rahim,
ChengJian Lin,
Nik Mohammad Faez Nik Osman,
Mohammad Afiq Asri,
Nor Haslina Mohd,
Asma Hayati Ahmad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the malaysian journal of medical sciences/the malaysian journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2020.27.5.9
Subject(s) - cerebral palsy , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , white matter , gross motor function classification system , psychology , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) provides the state of putative connectivity from lesioned areas to other brain areas and is potentially beneficial to monitor intervention outcomes. This study assessed the effect of a 6 months guided exercise therapy on motor abilities and white matter diffusivity in the brains of cerebral palsy (CP) children.