Increased Upper Extremity Muscle Mass in Ambulatory Children with Cerebral Palsy.

Taeyoung Song, Jaewon Kim, Dae-Hyun Jang

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Taeyoung SongDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06951, Republic of Korea.

Jaewon KimDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06951, Republic of Korea.

Dae-Hyun JangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06951, Republic of Korea.

The Catholic University of Korea Incheon St. Mary's Hospital · KRCatholic University of Korea · KR

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Catholic Medical Center Research Foundation No grant numberClinical Trials Center of Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea No grant number

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Abstract

aimTo compare muscle mass in the upper and lower extremities between ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing (TD) children. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 21 children aged 2 to 12 years with CP and a Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level of I, II, or III were matched with 21 TD children for age, sex, and body mass index. The lean body mass (LBM) of each extremity was calculated from whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.

resultsThe LBM of the upper extremities was greater in children with CP compared to TD children, and the difference was significant in the GMFCS level II group (1340.6 g vs. 1004.2 g,

conclusionsAmbulatory children with CP, especially in the GMFCS level II group, exhibit greater muscle mass in the upper extremities compared to TD children.

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cerebral palsydual-energy X-ray absorptiometryGross Motor Function Classification Systemlean body massmuscle mass

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PMID38541629

DOI10.3390/life14030303

PMCPMC10971716

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