In-depth quantification of bimanual coordination using the Kinarm exoskeleton robot in children with unilateral cerebral palsy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Robots have been proposed as tools to measure bimanual coordination in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (uCP). However, previous research only examined one task and clinical interpretation remains challenging due to the large amount of generated data. This cross-sectional study aims to examine bimanual coordination by using multiple bimanual robotics tasks in children with uCP, and their relation to task execution and unimanual performance.

Methods

The Kinarm exoskeleton robot was used in 50 children with uCP (mean age: 11 years 11 months ± 2 years 10 months, Manual Ability Classification system (MACS-levels: l = 27, ll = 16, lll = 7)) and 50 individually matched typically developing children (TDC). All participants performed three tasks: object-hit (hit fa

SUBMITTER: Decraene L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10640737 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature