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Cerebral Palsy: An Overview of the Disease and Its Management

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Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation

Part of the book series: Biosystems & Biorobotics ((BIOSYSROB,volume 1))

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Abstract

How a neurologic disease affects to the muscles, bones is introduced. Classifications systems and treatments according functional levels and ages are already established. How to improve treatment outcomes is an important task.

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  1. Pediatric Orthopedic Department, Medical Coordinator of the Neuro-Orthopedic Unit, Madrid, Spain

    Ignacio Martínez Caballero

  2. PT in Charge of the Motion Analysis Laboratory of the Neuro-Orthopedic Unit, Pediatric Orthopedic, Madrid, Spain

    Sergio Lerma Lara

  3. Pediatric Rehabilitation Department, Madrid, Spain

    Maria Antonia Linares López

  4. Hospital Infantil Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain

    Ignacio Martínez Caballero, Sergio Lerma Lara & Maria Antonia Linares López

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  1. Bioengineering Group, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain

    José L Pons

  2. Bioengineering Group, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain

    Diego Torricelli

  3. Bioengineering Group, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain

    Marta Pajaro

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Caballero, I.M., Lara, S.L., López, M.A.L. (2013). Cerebral Palsy: An Overview of the Disease and Its Management. In: Pons, J., Torricelli, D., Pajaro, M. (eds) Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34546-3_183

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