Reduced short term adaptation to robot generated dynamic environment in children affected by Cerebral Palsy

Abstract

Spatial abnormalities in children affected by cerebral palsy may be related not only to disturbance in motor control signals generating weakness and spasticity, but also to an inefficient control strategy which is not based on a robust knowledge of the dynamical features of their upper limb. This lack of information could be related to the congenital nature of the brain damage and may contribute to a better delineation of therapeutic intervention.