Research Article

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

Table 2

Individual behavioral scores for all participants before and after treatment and at six-week follow-up.

  TypeCaseAHA1AHA2AHA3CHEQ1CHEQ2CHEQ3JTTHF1JTTHF2JTTHF3

Before AfterFollow-upBeforeAfterFollow-upBeforeAfterFollow-up

Camp1778082252728152.338.229
2424161710801080
327323751515108010801080
4637263262622462.548.650
571767620232568.652.843
6464746171512108010801080
755635801812612.5365442.5
832433801812108010801080

PrePostPrePostPrePost

Home9525846476.1241.8
1045541613578.5355.6
11596381725885.8
1257602423923.9612.1

Significant change between assessments at pre- and post intervention.
Significant change between preintervention and follow-up assessments.
AHA = Assisting Hand Assessment, CHEQ = Children’s Hand Experience Questionnaire, and JTTHF = Jebsen-Taylor Test of Hand Function.