title: Cerebral palsy in adult patients: constraint-induced movement therapy is effective to reverse the nonuse of the affected upper limb.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine if the original protocol of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT), is adequate to reverse the nonuse of the affected upper limb (AUL) in patients with Cerebral Palsy (CP) in adulthood.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 10 patients diagnosed with CP hemiparesis had attended the adult protocol CIMT, from January/August 2009/2014.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Average age 24.6 (SD 9.44); MAL average pretreatment How Often (HO) = 0.72 and How Well (HW) = 0.68 and post-treatment HO = 3.77 and HW = 3.60 (p ≤ 0.001) and pretreatment WMFT average = 21.03 and post-treatment average = 18.91 (p = 0.350).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The constraint-induced movement therapy is effective to reverse the nonuse learn of the AUL in adult patients with CP.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Cecília P
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Camila de
authors.initials: Cd
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.affiliation: Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eras-Garcia
authors.affiliation: Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gabriela S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Matuti
authors.affiliation: Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Juliana F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Clarissa B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D010291:Paresis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000293:injuries*; D055815:Young Adult