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| Christopher John NewmanSummaryAffiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois Country: Switzerland Publications
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Sleep disorders in children with cerebral palsyChristopher J Newman
Central Remedial Clinic, Dublin, Ireland
Dev Med Child Neurol 48:564-8. 2006..6, 95% CI 3.1-135.0), and those with severe visual impairment (OR=12.5, 95% CI 2.5-63.1). Both medical and environmental factors seem to contribute to the increased frequency of chronic sleep disorders in children with CP...
Outcome of subscapularis muscle release for shoulder contracture secondary to brachial plexus palsy at birthChristopher J Newman
Central Remedial Clinic, Dublin, Ireland
J Pediatr Orthop 26:647-51. 2006..Subscapularis muscle release is a procedure we found to have few significant complications and was highly effective in increasing active range of motion and restoring shoulder function...
The characteristics of gait in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease types I and IIChristopher John Newman
Central Remedial Clinic, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3, Ireland
Gait Posture 26:120-7. 2007..Gait analysis is a useful tool in defining the characteristic gait of patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease...
A pilot study of delayed versus immediate serial casting after botulinum toxin injection for partially reducible spastic equinusChristopher John Newman
Paediatric Neurorehabilitation Unit, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland
J Pediatr Orthop 27:882-5. 2007..The aim of this study was to compare delayed versus immediate serial casting as an adjunct to botulinum toxin therapy for partially reducible spastic equinus...
Recent skin injuries in children with motor disabilitiesChristopher John Newman
Paediatric Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Unit, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Arch Dis Child 95:387-90. 2010..To determine the frequency of recent skin injuries in children with neuromotor disabilities and its association with disability...
Familial aplasia of the trapezius muscle: clinical and MRI findingsChristopher J Newman
Pediatric Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Unit, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
Acta Paediatr 100:464-6. 2011..This is the first report to our knowledge to demonstrate bilateral isolated trapezius aplasia by MRI...
Use of a dynamic foot pressure index to monitor the effects of treatment for equinus gait in children with cerebral palsyDamien Bennett
Central Remedial Clinic, Dublin, Ireland
J Pediatr Orthop 27:288-94. 2007..When manipulated and segmented appropriately, and with the development of a simple ordinal index, we found that foot pressure data provided a useful tool in tracking changes in patients with spastic equinus...
Mirror therapy in children with hemiplegia: a pilot studyMarine Jequier Gygax
Paediatric Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
Dev Med Child Neurol 53:473-6. 2011..9%, p>0.1; without +21.9%, p=0.026). This preliminary study demonstrates the feasibility of mirror therapy in children with hemiplegia and that it may improve strength and dynamic function of the paretic arm...
Transient dystonic toe-walking: differentiation from cerebral palsy and a rare explanation for some unexplained cases of idiopathic toe-walkingChristopher J Newman
Neuropaediatrics Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
Dev Med Child Neurol 48:96-102. 2006..We believe that their persistent toe-walking corresponded to a variant of 'transient focal dystonia of infancy'. Knowledge of its existence may justify a period of observation without special investigations, surgery, or casting...
