A scale called the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) classifies the levels of cerebral palsy and the effects to expect at each one. Is there a scale for cerebral palsy?

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a permanent, non-progressive disorder of movement and posture due to a lesion of the fetal or infant brain.1 2 It is the most common cause of physical disability in childhood, ...

to generate a universal measurement scale and unit of measurement, called the Gross Motor (GM) unit. Methods: We rated component measures for each of the gross motor development tasks on the Gross ...

Recently, a classification system based on motor function has been developed that is valid and reliable. 3 The GMFCS is a 5-level system designed to reflect gross motor functional problems that ...

Gross Motor Function Measure-88 (GMFM-88), Gross Motor Performance Measure (GMPM), Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for ...

Primary outcome measure was Gross Motor Function Measure 88 (GMFM 88); secondary outcome measures included GMFM 66, Pediatric Balance Scale, selective control assessment of the lower extremity ...

Aim: To determine the reliability of family assessment for the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) for children with cerebral palsy in the UK. Methods: Families of a complete ...

Their trial included 90 children (mean age 9.5 years, 54.5% male) who walked with or without assistance at Gross Motor Function Classification ... 2.52 on the 100-point scale, 95% CI 0.42-4. ...