Kinesthetic deficits after perinatal stroke: robotic measurement in hemiparetic children.

Journal: Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
PMID: 28202036

Abstract

BACKGROUND: While sensory dysfunction is common in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy (CP) secondary to perinatal stroke, it is an understudied contributor to disability with limited objective measurement tools. Robotic technology offers the potential to objectively measure complex sensorimotor function but has been understudied in perinatal stroke. The present study aimed to quantify kinesthetic deficits in hemiparetic children with perinatal stroke and determine their association with clinical function.

Authors

  • Andrea M Kuczynski
    University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  • Jennifer A Semrau
    From the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (J.A.S., S.P.D.); Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia (T.M.H.); and Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience Studies, School of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (S.H.S.).
  • Adam Kirton
    University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Calgary, Albreta, Canada adam.kirton@albertahealthservices.ca.
  • Sean P Dukelow
    Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.

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