The Motor Optimality Score-Revised Improves Early Detection of Unilateral Cerebral Palsy in Infants with Perinatal Cerebral Stroke

• Main Authors: Natascia Bertoncelli (Author), Lucia Corso (Author), Luca Bedetti (Author), Elisa Muttini Della Casa (Author), Maria Federica Roversi (Author), Greta Toni (Author), Marisa Pugliese (Author), Isotta Guidotti (Author), Francesca Miselli (Author), Laura Lucaccioni (Author), Cecilia Rossi (Author), Alberto Berardi (Author), Licia Lugli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Neonatal cerebral stroke includes a range of focal and multifocal ischemic and hemorrhagic brain lesions, occurring in about one of 3000 live births. More than 50% of children with neonatal stroke develop adverse outcomes, mainly unilateral cerebral palsy. Asymmetries in segmental moveme...