| Enhancing prehension in infants and children: fostering neuromotor strategies. | |
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PMID: 15269001 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Learning to reach for and manipulate objects requires considerable neuromotor control and flexibility. Through environmental and object exploration individual neuromotor strategies expand, and prehensile skills improve, as infants and children overcome constraints. Infants and children with prehensile deficits often have difficulty exploring objects and the environment, thus, may not sufficiently develop the strategies needed to expand their prehensile skills. This article reviews neuromotor factors that influence prehension development, discusses limitations to prehensile function and provides guidelines that can be used to examine and enhance prehensile behaviors in infants and young children based on a task-oriented approach addressing impairments, motor strategies and function. |
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Authors:
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Susan V Duff; Jeanne Charles |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics Volume: 24 ISSN: 0194-2638 ISO Abbreviation: Phys Occup Ther Pediatr Publication Date: 2004 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-07-22 Completed Date: 2004-12-02 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8109120 Medline TA: Phys Occup Ther Pediatr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 129-72 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Clinical Research Department, Shriners Hospitals for Children, 3551 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA. SDUFF@shrinenet.org |
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Adaptation, Physiological Cerebral Palsy / physiopathology Child Cognition Disorders / complications Developmental Disabilities / complications, etiology, physiopathology* Environment, Controlled* Hand / physiopathology* Humans Infant Learning Disorders / complications Musculoskeletal Diseases / complications Vision Disorders / complications |
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