TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of the correlation between three methods used in the assessment of children with cerebral palsy
AU - Romei, Marianna
AU - Galli, Manuela
AU - Fazzi, Elisa
AU - Maraucci, Ilaria
AU - Schwartz, Michael H
AU - Uggetti, Carla
AU - Crivellini, Marcello
PY - 2007/1/1
Y1 - 2007/1/1
N2 - The primary aim of this study was to assess the correlations between gait analysis, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) scores in children with cerebral palsy (CP). These common diagnostic tools were used to evaluate 21 children affected by CP (mean age: 6 years, range: 5-13 years; 8 females and 13 males; 5 left hemiplegics, 4 right hemiplegics, 12 diplegics). In particular, in order to compare gait analysis data with other diagnostic evaluations, the Normalcy Index (NI) was used. The results showed a good correlation between the NI and the results of MRI, and between NI and the GMFM score (r=-0.76). Therefore, this investigation demonstrated that there exists a strong relationship between gait analysis and other clinical evaluation tools.
AB - The primary aim of this study was to assess the correlations between gait analysis, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) scores in children with cerebral palsy (CP). These common diagnostic tools were used to evaluate 21 children affected by CP (mean age: 6 years, range: 5-13 years; 8 females and 13 males; 5 left hemiplegics, 4 right hemiplegics, 12 diplegics). In particular, in order to compare gait analysis data with other diagnostic evaluations, the Normalcy Index (NI) was used. The results showed a good correlation between the NI and the results of MRI, and between NI and the GMFM score (r=-0.76). Therefore, this investigation demonstrated that there exists a strong relationship between gait analysis and other clinical evaluation tools.
KW - Cerebral palsy
KW - Gait analysis
KW - Gross motor function measure
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging
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M3 - Article
C2 - 17509239
AN - SCOPUS:34250658482
SN - 0393-5264
VL - 22
SP - 17
EP - 21
JO - Functional Neurology
JF - Functional Neurology
IS - 1
ER -