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Evaluation of Spasticity in Children With Cerebral Palsy Using Ashworth and Tardieu Scales Compared With Laboratory Measures.
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Journal of Child Neurology . Oct2010, Vol. 25 Issue 10, p1242-1247. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The content validity of the Tardieu Scale and the Ashworth Scale was assessed in 27 independently ambulant children with cerebral palsy (gender: 17 males, 10 females; age: 5—9 years; Gross Motor Function Classification: level I and II). Ashworth and Tardieu Scale scores and laboratory measures of spasticity and contracture were collected from the plantarflexor muscles by 2 examiners who were blinded to the results. The Tardieu Scale was more effective than the Ashworth Scale in identifying the presence of spasticity (88.9%, kappa = 0.73; P = .000), the presence of contracture (77.8%, kappa = 0.503; P = .008) and the severity of contracture (r = 0.49; P = .009). However, neither scale was able to identify the severity of spasticity. The Tardieu Scale can provide useful information in children with cerebral palsy because it differentiates spasticity from contracture. However, a more comprehensive clinical method of testing neural and non-neural contributions to impairments and function is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08830738
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Child Neurology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 54489025
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073810362266