Journal article
Brain magnetic resonance imaging is a predictor of bimanual performance and executive function in children with unilateral cerebral palsy
A Crichton, M Ditchfield, S Gwini, M Wallen, M Thorley, J Bracken, A Harvey, C Elliott, I Novak, B Hoare
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology | WILEY | Published : 2020
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.14462
Abstract
Aim: To examine the association between brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics and executive function and bimanual performance in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP). Method: Clinical MRI brain scans were classified as: (1) predominant pathological pattern (normal, white matter injury [WMI]; grey matter injury; focal vascular insults [FVI]; malformations; or miscellaneous); and (2) focal lesions (frontal, basal ganglia, and/or thalamus). Assessments included: (1) bimanual performance; (2) unimanual dexterity; and (3) executive function tasks (information processing, attention control, cognitive flexibility, and goal setting) and behavioural ratings (parent). Results:..
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Awarded by Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was an investigator-initiated study. The study was funded by a grant from the Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation (#R-801-11) awarded in 2011, for which BH, AC, MD, AH, and IN are grant holders. The authors have stated that they had no interests that might be perceived as posing a conflict or bias.