Cerebral palsy in adult patients: constraint-induced movement therapy is effective to reverse the nonuse of the affected upper limb

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Ana Cecília P Oliveira¹  Camila De Freitas¹  Rafael Eras-garcia¹  Gabriela S. Matuti¹  Juliana F. Santos¹  Clarissa B. Oliveira¹ 

关键词: cerebral palsy;    adult;    constraint-induced movement therapy;    paralisia cerebral;    adulto;    terapia por contensão induzida;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0004-282X20150195

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACTObjectiveTo determine if the original protocol of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT), is adequate to reverse the nonuse of the affected upper limb (AUL) in patients with Cerebral Palsy (CP) in adulthood.MethodThe study included 10 patients diagnosed with CP hemiparesis had attended the adult protocol CIMT, from January/August 2009/2014.ResultsAverage age 24.6 (SD 9.44); MAL average pretreatment How Often (HO) = 0.72 and How Well (HW) = 0.68 and post-treatment HO = 3.77 and HW = 3.60 (p ≤ 0.001) and pretreatment WMFT average = 21.03 and post-treatment average = 18.91 (p = 0.350).ConclusionThe constraint-induced movement therapy is effective to reverse the nonuse learn of the AUL in adult patients with CP.

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