Brain Plasticity following Intensive Bimanual Therapy in Children with Hemiparesis: Preliminary Evidence

Table 1

Participant characteristics.

Child	Gender	Age; years	Hemiparetic side	GA at birth (weeks)	Birth weight (grams)	Type of injury	Radiological score	GMFCS	MACS
1	M	7.75	L	29	1298	PVL + focal infarct	6	1	1
2	F	7.9	R	31	2100	Infarct	25	2	2
3	M	13	R	40	2700	Infarct at 2.5 years	28	2	3
4	F	16.25	R	Unknown	Unknown	Vascular infarct	19	1	1
5	F	10.6	R	40	3245	Infarct	7	1	1
6	M	9.5	R	39	3470	Intracranial haemorrhage	18	2	3
7	M	9.75	R	31	2000	IVH	15	2	2
8	M	7.8	R	40	3765	Infarct	13	2	3
Total camp	5/8 males	10.3	7/8 R	35.71	2654		16.38	1.63	2.00
9	F	12.9	L	40	3330	Intracranial haemorrhage from TBI at 3 months	14	2	2
10	F	18.6	R	40	2840	Infarct at 7.5 years	21	2	2
11	M	10.8	R	41	2770	Infarct	10	2	2
12	F	7.5	L	40	—	Intracranial haemorrhage after cardiac surgery at 18 months	16	2	2
Total home intervention	1/4 M	12.45	2/4 R	40.25	2980		15.25	2	2

GA: gestational age; PVL: periventricular leukomalacia; TBI: traumatic brain injury; IVH: intraventricular hemorrhage; MACS: Manual Ability Classification System; GMFCS: Gross Motor Function Classification System. Radiological score was calculated according to Shiran et al. [30]. Injury occurred pre- or perinatally unless specified otherwise.