Quantifying the effects of interventions for movement disorders resulting from cerebral palsy

J Child Neurol. 1996 Nov:11 Suppl 1:S61-70. doi: 10.1177/0883073896011001S09.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to review a variety of tests and measures that are useful in documenting and quantifying the outcomes of intervention for persons with cerebral palsy. The topics included are (1) a discussion of the need for meaningful outcome measures, (2) a model of the disabling process for classifying measures used to assess several different dimensions of disablement, and (3) a review of selected tests and measures categorized according to the model described.

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Cerebral Palsy / therapy*
  • Child
  • Disability Evaluation
  • Energy Metabolism / physiology
  • Humans
  • Movement Disorders / diagnosis
  • Movement Disorders / physiopathology
  • Movement Disorders / therapy*
  • Postural Balance / physiology