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ArticleIranian journal of child neurology2019

Effect of Mirror Therapy on Dexterity and Hand Grasp in Children Aged 9-14 Years with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy.

Akbar Narimani, Minoo Kalantari, Hamid Dalvand, Seyyed Mahdi Tabatabaee

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Article in Iranian journal of child neurology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Akbar NarimaniPhysiotherapy Research Center, Department of Occupational Therapy, school of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Minoo KalantariDepartment of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamid DalvandDepartment of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyyed Mahdi TabatabaeeDepartment of Basic Sciences, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesMirror therapy using visual feedback is one of the non-invasive methods along with other commonly used rehabilitation treatments for neurological patients which therapeutic effects on the affected upper limb of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy have also been studied. We aimed to examine the effect of mirror therapy on improving the dexterity and grasp of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. MATERIALS &

methodsIn this single-blind clinical trial, 30 children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy in rehabilitation centers and special schools of Tabriz, northwest of Iran were randomly divided into two intervention and control groups in 2017. The children of the intervention group were under mirror therapy for 6 weeks. Occupational therapy exercise was done routinely for both groups. The grasp with dynamometer and the dexterity with box and block was measured. Data were analyzed using independent

resultsThe mean scores of the two groups in dexterity were significantly different after the intervention (

conclusionMirror therapy in hemiplegic children is useful in improving the dexterity but not in improving of the grasp.

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Hemiplegic cerebral palsyMirror therapyUpper limb function

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PMID31645873
PMCPMC6789091
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