Eckhouse R H, Maulucci R A, Leonard E
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, UMASS-Boston 02215.
J Med Syst. 1989 Oct;13(5):261-74. doi: 10.1007/BF00996460.
This paper describes the instrumentation developed for a clinical system that measures upper extremity kinematics in normal and cerebral palsied children. The ability to diagnose cerebral palsy during early and midinfancy is influenced by the fact that movement and postural abnormalities become apparent only over time, and are not readily detectable until there is sufficient abnormality so that it can be viewed by gross inspection during clinical examination. The methodology presented here serves to discriminate normal from deviant movement at an earlier age than what is presently possible, and may also result in alternative therapeutic intervention.
本文介绍了为一个临床系统开发的仪器，该系统用于测量正常儿童和脑瘫儿童的上肢运动学。在婴儿早期和中期诊断脑瘫的能力受到以下因素的影响：运动和姿势异常仅随着时间推移才会变得明显，并且在有足够异常以至于在临床检查中通过肉眼检查能够观察到之前，不容易被检测到。这里介绍的方法有助于在比目前更早的年龄区分正常运动和异常运动，并且还可能带来其他治疗干预措施。
