Article

Compared with motor impairment in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP),
less attention has been paid to sensory feedback processing deficits. This
includes, especially, proprioceptive information regarding arm position. This
study examined the ability of children with hemiplegic CP to use proprioceptive
feedback during a goal-directed target-matching task. Eight children with
hemiplegic CP and eight typically developing children performed proprioceptively
guided matching of elbow position with either arm. Between groups, it was found
that matching errors were significantly greater for the affected arm of children
with hemiplegic CP. With respect to the side of brain injury, deficits were only
seen for children with right hemisphere damage. These results provide valuable
information that may assist in the development of more effective sensorimotor
rehabilitation and training paradigms.

Langue : ANGLAIS