Participants’ Demographic Characteristics
| Characteristic . | n . | MACS . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I . | II . | III . | IV . | V . | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Male | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Age, yr | ||||||
| 4–7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 7–10 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| 10–13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Etiology of hemiparesis | ||||||
| Unilateral cerebral palsy | 16 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | |
| Spastic | 13 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
| Dyskinetica | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ataxic | 0 | |||||
| Mixedb | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Acquired hemiparesis | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Ischemic stroke | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Hemorrhagic stroke | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Epilepsyc | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Hemiparetic side | ||||||
| Left | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Right | 15 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| Characteristic . | n . | MACS . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I . | II . | III . | IV . | V . | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Male | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Age, yr | ||||||
| 4–7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 7–10 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| 10–13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Etiology of hemiparesis | ||||||
| Unilateral cerebral palsy | 16 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | |
| Spastic | 13 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
| Dyskinetica | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ataxic | 0 | |||||
| Mixedb | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Acquired hemiparesis | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Ischemic stroke | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Hemorrhagic stroke | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Epilepsyc | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Hemiparetic side | ||||||
| Left | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Right | 15 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
Note.n = 23. Use of the MACS was extended for use with children with acquired hemiparesis. Level I = good functioning; Level V = significant disability; MACS = Manual Ability Classification System.
Athetotic, dystonic, choreic.
Mixed spastic and dyskinetic.
Consequences of an epileptic disorder (e.g., epileptic surgery or epileptic status).