Effect of Robot-Assisted Gait Training in a Large Population of Children With Motor Impairment Due to Cerebral Palsy or Acquired Brain Injury.

Journal: Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
PMID: 31562873

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate retrospectively the effect of robotic rehabilitation in a large group of children with motor impairment; an additional goal was to identify the effects in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and acquired brain injury (ABI) and with different levels of motor impairment according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System. Finally, we examined the effect of time elapsed from injury on children's functions.

Authors

  • Elena Beretta
    Acquired Brain Injury Unit, Scientific Institute "E. Medea", Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy. Electronic address: elena.beretta@bp.lnf.it.
  • Fabio Alexander Storm
    Scientific Institute, IRCCS "E. Medea," Bioengineering Laboratory, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy.
  • Sandra Strazzer
    Acquired Brain Injury Unit, Scientific Institute "E. Medea", Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy.
  • Flaminia Frascarelli
    Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Neurorehabilitation Units, Rome, Italy.
  • Maurizio Petrarca
    Movement Analysis and Robotics Laboratory (MARLab), Neurorehabilitation Units, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Via Torre di Palidoro, 00050, Passoscuro (Fiumicino), Rome, Italy. maurizio.petrarca@opbg.net.
  • Alessandra Colazza
    Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Neurorehabilitation Units, Rome, Italy.
  • Giampietro Cordone
    Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Neurorehabilitation Units, Rome, Italy.
  • Emilia Biffi
    Scientific Institute, IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, Italy.
  • Roberta Morganti
    Scientific Institute, IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, Italy.
  • Cristina Maghini
    Scientific Institute, IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, Italy.
  • Luigi Piccinini
    Scientific Institute, IRCCS "E. Medea", Functional Rehabilitation Unit, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy.
  • Gianluigi Reni
    Scientific Institute, IRCCS "E. Medea," Bioengineering Laboratory, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy.
  • Enrico Castelli

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