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4. Is the Good-Imitator-Poor-Talker Profile Syndrome-Specific in Down Syndrome?: Evidence from Standardised Imitation and Language Measures

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Vanvuchelen, M., Feys, H., and De Weerdt, W.

Abstract

The emergence of the Down syndrome (DS) behavioural phenotype during early development may be of great importance for early intervention. The main goal of this study was to investigate the good-imitator-poor-talker developmental profile in DS at preschool age. Twenty children with Down syndrome (DS; mean nonverbal mental age NMA 1 y10 m) and 15 children with non-specific mental retardation (NS-MR; mean NMA 1 y11 m) participated in this study. The Preschool Imitation and Praxis Scale (PIPS) and the Dutch version of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (N-CDI) were used to determine absolute and relative (contrasted to a nonverbal mental age reference) imitation and language abilities. Results revealed that there was clear evidence for a good-imitator-poor-talker profile in preschoolers with DS. However, only the advanced bodily imitation ability seems to be syndrome-specific. Clinical implications of these findings are considered. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)

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2011
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5. Bimanual Force Coordination in Children with Spastic Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

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Smits-Engelsman, B. C. M., Klingels, K., and Feys, H.

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In this study bimanual grip-force coordination was quantified using a novel "Gripper" system that records grip forces produced while holding a lower and upper unit, in combination with the lift force necessary to separate these units. Children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP) (aged 5-14 years, n = 12) were compared to age matched typically developing (TD) children (n = 23). Compared to TD, the CP-group is much slower and takes 50% more time to generate grip and lift forces with more fixating force before lifting the upper unit. In addition the coordination between forces in both hands is reduced. The CP-group increases the lift force in the upper hand 2.5 times more than the holding force when pulling the two units apart, while this is only 1.5 times in TD. Moreover, the correlation between forces generated in both hands in the CP-group is lower. The lack of fine tuning of the forces, measured by the linearity error is increased, especially when the magnet load keeping the unit together is low. The results indicate an impaired pull-hold synergy between upper and lower hand and the lift force. Bimanual tasks evaluating bimanual grip and lift forces in children with CP and can give us new insights in the underlying force control mechanisms of the spastic hand. (Contains 3 figures and 1 table.)

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2011
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20. Prediction of driving after stroke: a prospective study

Author

Akinwuntan, A.E., Feys, H., De Weerdt, W., Baten, G., Arno, P., and Kiekens, C.

Subjects
Stroke (Disease) -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Neuropsychological tests -- Health aspects, Psychology and mental health, Diagnosis, Care and treatment, Health aspects
Abstract

Background. The process of determining whether patients with stroke should drive again often involves off-road evaluations and road tests that usually take about 2 to 3 h to complete. Objectives. [...]

Published
2006

47. The European Stroke Scale

Author

Hantson, L., De Weerdt, W., De Keyser, J., Diener, H. C., Franke, C., Palm, R., Van Orshoven, M., Schoonderwalt, H., De Klippel, N., Herroelen, L., and Feys, H.

Published
1994

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