Comparative study of skin folding of dominant and nondominant hemibodies in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Comparative study of skin folding of dominant and nondominant hemibodies in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy

OBJECTIVE: To compare skin folds in the dominant and nondominant halves of the body in a group (A) of 20 individuals with cerebral palsy and spastic hemiplegia and a group (B) of 30 normal volunteers. METHOD: Body mass, height and skin folds were measured, and the percentage of body fat was estimate...

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Main Authors: Osmair Gomes de Macedo, João Gilberto Carazzato, Eduardo de Souza Meirelles, Adilson de Paula, Carlos Alberto dos Santos, Raul Bolliger Neto, Rames Mattar Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2008-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Muscle spasticity
Weight-height
Body composition
Adipose tissue measurement
Densitometry
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