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Differences of the Truncal Expansion and Respiratory Function between Children with Spastic Diplegic and Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
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- Kwon Yong Hyun
- Department of Physical Therapy, Yeungnam College of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea
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- Lee Hye Young
- Department of Physical Therapy, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center: 56 Dalseong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu 700-712, Republic of Korea
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- Differences of respiratory function in children with spastic diplegic and hemiplegic cerebral palsy, compared with normally developed children
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[Purpose] We attempted to determine whether differences of respiratory function could be found in terms of truncal expansion, respiratory muscle strength, and pulmonary function test (PFT) between children with spastic diplegic and hemiplegic cerebral palsy. [Subjects and Methods] We recruited 19 children with spastic diplegic CP (diplegic-CP group) and 10 children with spastic hemiplegic CP (hemiplegic-CP group). For all the children, clinical factors associated with respiratory functions were assessed in terms of truncal expansion (chest and waist expansion), respiratory muscle strength (maximal inspiration and expiration pressures: MIP and MEP), and pulmonary function test (FVC, FEV1, and FEV1/FVC). [Results] Overall, the diplegic-CP group showed lower truncal circumference, respiratory muscle strength, and pulmonary function values than the hemiplegic-CP group. However, in the comparison of the two groups significant differences were only found in waist expansion, MIP, MEP, FVC, and FEV1. [Conclusion] The results of this study indicate that children with diplegic CP have much poorer waist expansion, weaker respiratory muscle, and lower pulmonary function values. These findings will provide valuable information for use in the clinical assessment and treatment of children with spastic CP.
Journal
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- Journal of Physical Therapy Science
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Journal of Physical Therapy Science 25 (12), 1633-1635, 2013
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