High-intensive physical rehabilitation approach in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury during subacute phase (REHABILITY): a feasibility study protocol.

Introduction: While principles of neuroplasticity and motor learning emphasise the potential of high dosage of physical rehabilitation in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury (ABI) during the subacute phase, we lack empirical evidence to demonstrate its impact in terms of meaningful outcomes. Clinical research is needed to investigate adequate dosage of physical rehabilitation and its effects on outcomes with reliable and validated outcome measurements. In this study we will investigate the feasibility of a highly intensive physical rehabilitation intervention and outcomes with reliable and valid outcome measurements.

"Your brain can't wait": perspectives of children and adolescents with acquired brain injury and their parents on physical rehabilitation during the subacute phase.

Purpose: Physical interventions during subacute rehabilitation have potential to improve functional recovery. This study explored the perspectives of children and adolescents with acquired brain injury (ABI) and their parents with respect to physical rehabilitation during the subacute phase.

Methods: Thirteen children and adolescents with ABI and their parents were included and interviewed using semi-structured interviews.

Development of expert consensus to guide physical rehabilitation in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury during the subacute phase.

Objective: To develop consensus among experts to guide physical rehabilitation in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury during the subacute phase.

Design: International Delphi study.

Methods: A 3-round online Delphi study was conducted with 11 international experts in rehabilitation for children and adolescents with acquired brain injury.

Can serious play and clinical cognitive assessment go together? On the feasibility and user-experience of virtual reality simulations in paediatric neurorehabilitation.

Purpose: Cognitive impairments frequently occur in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury (ABI), causing significant disabilities in daily life. Current paper-and-pencil neuropsychological tests do not capture the complexity of daily life activities, often failing to objectify subtle cognitive impairments. Virtual Reality (VR) simulations might overcome this discrepancy, as it resembles daily life situations.

Physical rehabilitation interventions in children with acquired brain injury: a scoping review.

Aim: To synthesize the evidence about the characteristics (frequency, intensity, time, type) and effects of physical rehabilitation interventions on functional recovery and performance in daily functioning in children and young people with acquired brain injury (ABI), including traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and non-TBI, during the subacute rehabilitation phase.

Method: Using scoping review methodology, a systematic literature search was performed using four databases. Articles were screened by title and abstract and data from eligible studies were extracted for synthesis.

Parental reactions following the diagnosis of cerebral palsy in their young child.

Objective: To investigate parental reactions following the diagnosis of cerebral palsy (CP) in their young children.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 51 parents of children with CP (mean age = 18.5 months, SD = 1.