The mobility assessment course: A ready-to-use dynamic measure of visuospatial neglect.

The Mobility Assessment Course (MAC) is a tool to measure visuospatial neglect in a dynamic fashion. Although the MAC has been shown to dissociate between patients with and without neglect, it remains unclear whether it is applicable in clinical settings. We evaluated the MAC regarding its (1) feasibility as a diagnostic tool as part of standard care, (2) construct validity, and (3) underlying constructs and potential confounders.

How does the number of targets affect visual search performance in visuospatial neglect?

Introduction: Impairments in visual search are a common symptom in visuospatial neglect (VSN). The severity of the lateralized attention bias in visual search tasks can vary depending on the number of distractors: the more distractors, the more targets are missed. However, little is known about how the number of targets affect search performance in VSN.

Beneficial Effect of BH Treatment in a 15-Year-Old Boy with Biallelic Mutations in DNAJC12.

Background: Biallelic mutations in DNAJC12 were recently identified as a BH-responsive cause of hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA). Outcome was only favorable when treatment was initiated early in life. We report on a 15-year-old boy with HPA due to a homozygous deletion in DNAJC12 in whom - despite his advanced age - treatment was initiated.

Is gait speed or walking distance a better predictor for community walking after stroke?

Objective: To determine if gait speed or walking distance is a better predictor for community walking after stroke.

Methods: Data from the FIT-Stroke trial were used in a cross-sectional design. Community walking was measured with a self-administered questionnaire.

Is outdoor use of the six-minute walk test with a global positioning system in stroke patients' own neighbourhoods reproducible and valid?

Objective: To examine the reproducibility, responsiveness and concurrent validity of the six-minute walk test (6MWT) when tested outdoors in patients' own neighbourhoods using a global positioning system (GPS) or a measuring wheel.

Methods: A total of 27 chronic stroke patients, discharged to their own homes, were tested twice, within 5 consecutive days. The 6MWT was conducted using a GPS and an measuring wheel simultaneously to determine walking distance.

Perceptions of pediatric physical therapists and physical educators on classifying learning styles of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.

The purpose of this study was to examine professionals' perceptions on classifying learning styles in the context of teaching motor activities to children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). The participants were 21 pediatric physical therapists (PPTs) and seven physical educators (PEs) in three schools for special education in The Netherlands. All participants were introduced to the key descriptions of two existing learning style instruments (Kolb's Learning Style Inventory and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator), applied them to children and adolescents with CP, and reported their perceptions in written surveys.

Development of non-verbal intellectual capacity in school-age children with cerebral palsy.

Background: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are at greater risk for a limited intellectual development than typically developing children. Little information is available which children with CP are most at risk. This study aimed to describe the development of non-verbal intellectual capacity of school-age children with CP and to examine the association between the development of non-verbal intellectual capacity and the severity of CP.

Development of daily activities in school-age children with cerebral palsy.

The purpose of this study was to describe the course of capabilities in self-care, mobility, and social function in school-age children with cerebral palsy (CP) and to investigate associations with CP-, child-, and family-characteristics. A clinic-based sample of children with CP (n = 116; 76 males, 40 females; mean age 6 y 3 mo, SD 12 mo) was followed longitudinally in three yearly measurements. Children's capabilities were assessed with the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory Functional Skills Scale (PEDI-FSS).

Cross-cultural validation and psychometric evaluation of the Dutch language version of the Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment (CAPE) in children with and without physical disabilities.

Objective: To assess construct validity, test-retest reliability and inter-interviewer reliability of the intensity dimension of the Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment (CAPE) for children with and without physical disabilities in the Netherlands.

Subjects: In total, 232 children aged 6-18 years (110 male, 122 female) participated. Seventy-four children with various physical disabilities and 158 without a disability.

Short-term changes in parents' resolution regarding their young child's diagnosis of cerebral palsy.

Objective: This study aimed to describe changes in parents' resolution regarding their young child's diagnosis of cerebral palsy over a period of 1 year, and to describe the changes in strategies of resolution.

Methods: In this longitudinal study, 38 parents of children with cerebral palsy (mean age 18.4 months, SD = 1.

Relationship between gross motor capacity and daily-life mobility in children with cerebral palsy.

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between gross motor capacity and daily-life mobility in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and to explore the moderation of this relationship by the severity of CP.

Method: Cross-sectional analysis in a cohort study with a clinic-based sample of children with CP (n=116; 76 males, 40 females; mean age 6 y 3 mo, SD 12 mo, range 4 y 8 mo-7 y 7 mo) was performed. Gross motor capacity was assessed by the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66).

Cost-effectiveness of a structured progressive task-oriented circuit class training programme to enhance walking competency after stroke: the protocol of the FIT-Stroke trial.

Background: Most patients who suffer a stroke experience reduced walking competency and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). A key factor in effective stroke rehabilitation is intensive, task-specific training. Recent studies suggest that intensive, patient-tailored training can be organized as a circuit with a series of task-oriented workstations.

Perceptions of family participation among parents of children with cerebral palsy followed from infancy to toddler hood.

Background: Little is known about the way parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP) perceive their involvement in family and personal life situations, also called 'family participation'.

Purpose: To investigate the perception of family participation among parents of preschool children with CP.

Method: Semi-structured interviews were used to describe how parents (n=53) of children with CP (aged 18 months) perceive participation with respect to family activities and their personal activities.

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.

Community ambulation in patients with chronic stroke: how is it related to gait speed?

Objective: To explore the strength of the association between gait speed and community ambulation and whether this association is significantly distorted by other variables.

Design: Cross-sectional study conducted 3 years after stroke.

Subjects: A total of 102 patients after first-ever stroke following inpatient rehabilitation who are now living in the community.

Long-term outcome in children of patients after stroke.

Objective: To investigate the long-term effects on children of parental stroke, with respect to care-giving tasks, children's behavioural problems and stress, and to study the relationship between stress and child, patient and partner characteristics.

Subjects: A total of 44 children (age range 10-21 years) were assessed 3 years after parental stroke.

Main Measures: Behavioural problems were assessed with the Child Behaviour Check List and the Youth Self-Report.

Predicting mobility outcome one year after stroke: a prospective cohort study.

Objective: To develop a prognostic model to predict mobility outcome one year post-stroke.

Design: Prospective cohort study in patients with a first-ever stroke admitted for inpatient rehabilitation.

Patients: A total of 217 patients with stroke (mean age 58 years) following inpatient rehabilitation in 4 rehabilitation centres across the Netherlands.

Secondary impairments in young adults with spina bifida.

The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of secondary impairments in young adults with spina bifida and to relate the prevalence to the type of spina bifida and the level of lesion. This cross-sectional study is part of the ASPINE (Adolescents with Spina Bifida in the Netherlands) study. Data were collected on medical history, hydrocephalus (shunt: yes/no), neurological level of lesion (International Standards for Neurological and Functional Classification of Spinal Cord Injury), visual acuity (Landolt rings), spasticity (Modified Ashworth Scale), contractures (range of motion), scoliosis (deviation from perpendicular), ambulation (Hoffer criteria), pressure sores and blood pressure (physical examination), epilepsy, pain, incontinence and sexuality (questionnaire), and cognitive functioning (Raven Standard Progressive Matrices).