Publications by authors named "Michelle Alexandrina Dos Santos Furtado"

Purpose: To describe the practices of pediatric physical therapists (PTs) working with children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) in Brazil.

Methods: PTs working with children and adolescents with CP were invited to participate via social media and email campaigns to complete an online survey containing 46 questions.

Results: In total, 373 PTs participated.

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Objective: The current study aimed to translate the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) into Brazilian Portuguese and analyze the reliability of the translated version for a population of Brazilian infants.

Methods: This was a methodological study, approved by the Ethics Committee, carried out between June 2020 and May 2021. HINE is a standardized clinical neurological examination used for the early detection of cerebral palsy.

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