Robot-assisted gait training improves walking and cerebral connectivity in children with unilateral cerebral palsy.

Journal: Pediatric research
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) is promising to help walking rehabilitation in cerebral palsy, but training-induced neuroplastic effects have little been investigated.

Authors

  • Laura Julien
    Department of Pediatrics, CRECHE, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
  • Guillemette Moreau-Pernet
    Physiotherapy Center, Association Ekipe Medical Recherche, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
  • Emmanuelle Rochette
    Department of Pediatrics, CRECHE, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
  • Jean-Jacques Lemaire
    Service de neurochirurgie, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, université Clermont-Auvergne, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
  • Bénédicte Pontier
    Service de neurochirurgie, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, université Clermont-Auvergne, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; Centre de médecine physique et réadaptation, 63330 Pionsat, France. Electronic address: bpontier@chu-clermontferrand.fr.
  • Sacha Bourrand
    Clermont Auvergne University, CNRS, Clermont Auvergne INP, Institut Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
  • Bruno Pereira
    Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, Braga, Portugal.
  • Carine Chassain
    Clermont Auvergne University, CNRS, Clermont Auvergne INP, Institut Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
  • Anna Sontheimer
    Service de neurochirurgie, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, université Clermont-Auvergne, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
  • Catherine Sarret
    CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, université Clermont-Auvergne, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.