Hand function in the play behavior of children with cerebral palsy.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of hand function on the occupational performance of playing for children with cerebral palsy.

Methods: Twenty children with cerebral palsy took part in the study, of both genders, aged 3-10 years, with motor abilities ranging from I to V and manual abilities from II to IV. Data were collected using the Assessment of Ludic Behaviour before and after botulinum toxin was applied in the upper limbs to reduce spasticity.

Classification of cerebral palsy: association between gender, age, motor type, topography and Gross Motor Function.

The goal of this study was to assess the relation between gender, age, motor type, topography and gross motor function, based on the Gross Motor Function System of children with cerebral palsy. Trunk control, postural changes and gait of one hundred children between 5 months and 12 years old, were evaluated. There were no significant differences between gender and age groups (p=0.