Paula S C Chagas, Carolyne M Drumond, Aline M Toledo, Ana Carolina de Campos, Ana Cristina R Camargos, Egmar Longo, Hércules R Leite, Kênnea M A Ayupe, Rafaela S Moreira, Rosane L S Morais, Robert J Palisano, Peter Rosenbaum
BACKGROUND: Gross motor development curves for children with Cerebral Palsy (CP), grouped by Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels, help health care professionals and parents to understand children's motor function prognosis. Although these curves are widely used in Brazil to guide clinical decision-making, they were developed with Canadian children with CP. Little is known about how these patterns evolve in children and adolescents with CP in low-income countries like Brazil...
August 20, 2020: BMC Pediatrics