Christopher John Newman

Summary

Affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Country: Switzerland

Publications

  1. ncbi Sleep disorders in children with cerebral palsy
    Christopher J Newman
    Central Remedial Clinic, Dublin, Ireland
    Dev Med Child Neurol 48:564-8. 2006
  2. ncbi Outcome of subscapularis muscle release for shoulder contracture secondary to brachial plexus palsy at birth
    Christopher J Newman
    Central Remedial Clinic, Dublin, Ireland
    J Pediatr Orthop 26:647-51. 2006
  3. ncbi The characteristics of gait in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease types I and II
    Christopher John Newman
    Central Remedial Clinic, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3, Ireland
    Gait Posture 26:120-7. 2007
  4. ncbi A pilot study of delayed versus immediate serial casting after botulinum toxin injection for partially reducible spastic equinus
    Christopher John Newman
    Paediatric Neurorehabilitation Unit, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland
    J Pediatr Orthop 27:882-5. 2007
  5. ncbi Recent skin injuries in children with motor disabilities
    Christopher John Newman
    Paediatric Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Unit, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
    Arch Dis Child 95:387-90. 2010
  6. ncbi Familial aplasia of the trapezius muscle: clinical and MRI findings
    Christopher J Newman
    Pediatric Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Unit, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
    Acta Paediatr 100:464-6. 2011
  7. ncbi Use of a dynamic foot pressure index to monitor the effects of treatment for equinus gait in children with cerebral palsy
    Damien Bennett
    Central Remedial Clinic, Dublin, Ireland
    J Pediatr Orthop 27:288-94. 2007
  8. ncbi Mirror therapy in children with hemiplegia: a pilot study
    Marine 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. ncbi Transient dystonic toe-walking: differentiation from cerebral palsy and a rare explanation for some unexplained cases of idiopathic toe-walking
    Christopher J Newman
    Neuropaediatrics Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
    Dev Med Child Neurol 48:96-102. 2006

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Sleep disorders in children with cerebral palsy
    Christopher 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...
  2. ncbi Outcome of subscapularis muscle release for shoulder contracture secondary to brachial plexus palsy at birth
    Christopher 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...
  3. ncbi The characteristics of gait in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease types I and II
    Christopher 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...
  4. ncbi A pilot study of delayed versus immediate serial casting after botulinum toxin injection for partially reducible spastic equinus
    Christopher 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...
  5. ncbi Recent skin injuries in children with motor disabilities
    Christopher 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...
  6. ncbi Familial aplasia of the trapezius muscle: clinical and MRI findings
    Christopher 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...
  7. ncbi Use of a dynamic foot pressure index to monitor the effects of treatment for equinus gait in children with cerebral palsy
    Damien 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...
  8. ncbi Mirror therapy in children with hemiplegia: a pilot study
    Marine 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...
  9. ncbi Transient dystonic toe-walking: differentiation from cerebral palsy and a rare explanation for some unexplained cases of idiopathic toe-walking
    Christopher 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...