• ACTIVLIM-CP a new Rasch-built measure of global activityperformance for children with cerebral palsyPeer reviewedClosed access 

      2016, Bleyenheuft, Yannick; Paradis, Julie; Renders, Anne; Thonnard, Jean-Louis; Arnould, Carlyne, HE Léonard de VinciHE Louvain en Hainaut
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      Objective Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often have upper extremity (UE) and lower extremity (LE) impairments. While tools measuring separately UE and LE abilities are currently used, activities in which UE and LE are used in combination – numerous in everyday life – cannot be assessed because no instrument allows capturing global activity performance in children with CP. This study aimed to ...
    • Intensive upper- and lower-extremity training for children with bilateral cerebral palsy: a quasi-randomized trialPeer reviewedClosed access 

      2017, Bleyenheuft, Yannick; Ebner-Karestinos, Daniela; Surana, Bhavini; Paradis, Julie; Sidiropoulos, Alexis; Renders, Anne; Friel, Kathleen M.; Brandao, Marina; Rameckers, Eugene; Gordon, Andrew M., HE Léonard de Vinci
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      An approach that simultaneously engages both the upper and lower extremities, hand–arm bimanual intensive therapy including lower extremity (HABIT-ILE), has recently demonstrated improvements in upper and lower extremities in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP). It is not known whether children with bilateral CP would benefit from this approach. The aim of this study was to examine the ...