Cerebral palsied (CP) children were given intensive visuo-oculomotor training in order to improve their visuo-oculomotor control, using children's films as a visual stimulus. A comparative study was conducted on a group of normal children of the same age. Results showed that training does improve visuo-oculomotor system control as illustrated by (1) a marked increase in smooth pursuit precision and maximum velocity, (2) an improvement of saccadic movement precision and stability, and (3) a shortening of the saccadic reaction time. The highest performance was observed under conditions in which the child pointed at and followed the visuo-acoustic target with his arm extended.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Gauthier1983
%A Gauthier, G. M.
%A Hofferer, J. M.
%D 1983
%J Int Rehabil Med
%K Adolescent; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Eye Diseases; Humans; Nystagmus, Pathologic; Oculomotor Muscles; Orthoptics; Pursuit, Smooth; Saccades; Visual Perception
%N 3
%P 118--127
%T Visual motor rehabilitation in children with cerebral palsy.
%V 5
%X Cerebral palsied (CP) children were given intensive visuo-oculomotor training in order to improve their visuo-oculomotor control, using children's films as a visual stimulus. A comparative study was conducted on a group of normal children of the same age. Results showed that training does improve visuo-oculomotor system control as illustrated by (1) a marked increase in smooth pursuit precision and maximum velocity, (2) an improvement of saccadic movement precision and stability, and (3) a shortening of the saccadic reaction time. The highest performance was observed under conditions in which the child pointed at and followed the visuo-acoustic target with his arm extended.
@article{Gauthier1983,
abstract = {Cerebral palsied (CP) children were given intensive visuo-oculomotor training in order to improve their visuo-oculomotor control, using children's films as a visual stimulus. A comparative study was conducted on a group of normal children of the same age. Results showed that training does improve visuo-oculomotor system control as illustrated by (1) a marked increase in smooth pursuit precision and maximum velocity, (2) an improvement of saccadic movement precision and stability, and (3) a shortening of the saccadic reaction time. The highest performance was observed under conditions in which the child pointed at and followed the visuo-acoustic target with his arm extended.},
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author = {Gauthier, G. M. and Hofferer, J. M.},
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journal = {Int Rehabil Med},
keywords = {Adolescent; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Eye Diseases; Humans; Nystagmus, Pathologic; Oculomotor Muscles; Orthoptics; Pursuit, Smooth; Saccades; Visual Perception},
number = 3,
pages = {118--127},
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timestamp = {2014-07-19T19:31:23.000+0200},
title = {Visual motor rehabilitation in children with cerebral palsy.},
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volume = 5,
year = 1983
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