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Validity of Submaximal Exercise Testing in Adults With Athetospastic Cerebral Palsy

Posted on February 28th 2012

Abstract:
Satonaka A, Suzuki N, Kawamura M. Validity of submaximal exercise testing in adults with athetospastic cerebral palsy.

Objective:
To examine the validity of the multistage submaximal cycle ergometer test for adults with athetospastic cerebral palsy.

Design:
Cross-sectional and correlative study. Oxygen uptake and heart rates were recorded while the participants underwent the maximal cycle ergometer test and the multistage submaximal cycle ergometer test. Peak oxygen consumption (Vo2peak) was achieved by the maximal cycle test. Maximum oxygen consumption (V̇o2max) was predicted by the multistage submaximal cycle ergometer test.

Setting:
Research laboratory setting.

Participants:
Adults with athetospastic cerebral palsy (N=16; 10 women and 6 men; mean age ± SD, 43.7±14….

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Interventions for drooling in children with cerebral palsy.

Posted on February 19th 2012

CONCLUSIONS: It was not possible to reach a conclusion on the effectiveness and safety of either BoNT-A or the pharmaceutical interventions, benztropine and glycopyrrolate. There is insufficient evidence to inform clinical practice on interventions for drooling in children with CP. Directions for future research are provided.
PMID: 22336850 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)



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Interventions for drooling in children with cerebral palsy.

Posted on February 19th 2012

CONCLUSIONS: It was not possible to reach a conclusion on the effectiveness and safety of either BoNT-A or the pharmaceutical interventions, benztropine and glycopyrrolate. There is insufficient evidence to inform clinical practice on interventions for drooling in children with CP. Directions for future research are provided.
PMID: 22336850 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)



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Prophylactic femoral varization osteotomy for contralateral stable hips in non‐ambulant individuals with cerebral palsy undergoing hip surgery: decision analysis

Posted on February 16th 2012

This study was undertaken to determine the need for concurrent prophylactic femoral varization osteotomy (FVO) of contralateral stable hips at the time of hip reconstructive surgery on unstable hips in non‐ambulant individuals with cerebral palsy (Gross Motor Function Classification System levels IV and V).Method  A decision analysis model was constructed that included (1) the probability of unstable hips during observation of the contralateral stable hips, (2) unstable hip rate (subluxation or dislocation rate) after prophylactic FVO or after delayed reconstructive surgery (including FVO) for unstable hips, and (3) complication rates after concurrent prophylactic FVO or after hip reconstructive surgery. The final outcome score was based on pain utility measures. The probabilities of a…



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Prophylactic femoral varization osteotomy for contralateral stable hips in non‐ambulant individuals with cerebral palsy undergoing hip surgery: decision analysis

Posted on February 16th 2012

This study was undertaken to determine the need for concurrent prophylactic femoral varization osteotomy (FVO) of contralateral stable hips at the time of hip reconstructive surgery on unstable hips in non‐ambulant individuals with cerebral palsy (Gross Motor Function Classification System levels IV and V).Method  A decision analysis model was constructed that included (1) the probability of unstable hips during observation of the contralateral stable hips, (2) unstable hip rate (subluxation or dislocation rate) after prophylactic FVO or after delayed reconstructive surgery (including FVO) for unstable hips, and (3) complication rates after concurrent prophylactic FVO or after hip reconstructive surgery. The final outcome score was based on pain utility measures. The probabilities of a…



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