Influence of functional mobility and manual function on play in preschool children with cerebral palsy.

Introduction: This study analysed the differences in play performance between preschool children with cerebral palsy and those with typical development and investigated the factors influencing functional mobility and manual dexterity on play in children with cerebral palsy.

Method: Sixty preschool children (30 with cerebral palsy; 30 with typical development), were assessed by the revised Knox Preschool Play Scale, being that children with cerebral palsy were also classified according to their functional mobility and manual dexterity.

Results: On average, all measures were significantly smaller in the cerebral palsy group than the typical development group (p≤ .