Efficacy of Rehabilitation Therapy and Pharmacotherapy on Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cerebral palsy (CP) has a serious impact on children's multiple motor functions and life behavior. Rehabilitation therapy or pharmacotherapy alone has been proven to have a good effect on patients' strength and gait. However, the efficacy of rehabilitation combined with pharmacotherapy for CP in children needs to be further explored. This study is aimed at assessing the effectiveness of this combined method on life function and social behavior in children with CP.

Methods

PubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang Data, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases were searched for all kinds of literature related to the treatment of pediatric CP published between 2000 and 2021. Basic information and experimental data from the literature were screened and ext

SUBMITTER: Hou Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9288332 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature