Search for dissertations about: "gross motor development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words gross motor development.

2. 1. Pre/Peri/Earl-Life Exposures and Early Child Neurodevelopment: Results from the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS)

   Author : Kahoko Yasumitsu-Lovell; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pre Peri Early-life exposures; Child neurodevelopment; ESSENCE-Questionnaire; Vitamin D; Birth month; Gross motor development; Japan Environment and Children s Study JECS ;

   Abstract : Background: Combinations of genetic and environmental factors contribute to aetiologies of neuropsychiatric problems and neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) in intricate manners. Among the environmental factors, exposures during the pre-/perinatal periods and early childhood are particularly important. READ MORE

4. 2. Manual ability classification system (MACS) : development, evaluation and applicability

   Author : Ann-Marie Öhrvall; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : cerebral palsy;

   Abstract : The ability to use our hands affects how we carry out almost all daily activities. Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have varying degrees of difficulties using their hands, ranging from minor clumsiness to major problems with any voluntary movements. READ MORE

5. 3. More than a foot : gait, gross motor skills, neurodevelopmental difficulties and health-related quality of life in children with idiopathic clubfoot

   Author : Elin Lööf; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Introduction: Idiopathic clubfoot (IC) is one of the most common congenital musculoskeletal deformities and can affect one or both feet of the child. However, knowledge beyond the structural deformity is still limited. This thesis aimed to evaluate unexplored fields by including measures that might affect the children’s overall health. READ MORE

6. 4. Cerebral palsy in Uganda : prevalence, mortality, functional development, access to services and wheelchair intervention

   Author : Carin Andrews; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background and aim: Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most common causes of childhood physical disability, but little is known of children and young people with CP living in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). The studies in this thesis are some of the first population-based studies on CP from sub-Saharan Africa. READ MORE

7. 5. Children with spastic cerebral palsy : aspects of muscle activity and botulinum toxin a treatment

   Author : Kristina Tedroff; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Cerebral Palsy; children; spasticity; voluntary activity; co-activity; synergistic muscle activity; botulinum toxin A; long-term; contracture; gait development;

   Abstract : Backgound: Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a heterogeneous disorder in which movement and posture are always affected. Spasticity is one of the most common symptoms. A spastic muscle prevents normal motor behaviour and is believed to cause secondary contractures. READ MORE