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Robert W. Armstrong
Researcher at Aga Khan University
Publications - 60
Citations - 2855
Robert W. Armstrong is an academic researcher from Aga Khan University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Cerebral palsy. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 57 publications receiving 2586 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert W. Armstrong include McMaster University & Boston Children's Hospital.
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Definition and classification of cerebral palsy.
TL;DR: The International Workshop on the Definition and Classification of Cerebral Palsy have proposed a fresh definition and classification of cerebral palsy and the most provocative suggestion is that CP should be classified as unilateral or bilateral with the old terms of diplegia, quadriplegia, etc being abandoned.
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Effect of integrated responsive stimulation and nutrition interventions in the Lady Health Worker programme in Pakistan on child development, growth, and health outcomes: a cluster-randomised factorial effectiveness trial
TL;DR: The responsive stimulation intervention can be delivered effectively by LHWs and positively affects development outcomes and the absence of a major effect of the enhanced nutrition intervention on growth shows the need for further analysis of mediating variables that will help to optimise future nutrition implementation design.
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A randomized clinical trial to compare selective posterior rhizotomy plus physiotherapy with physiotherapy alone in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy
TL;DR: The results indicate that the improvement in motor function after SPR is more than can be explained by the associated intensive physiotherapy.
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Intrathecally administered baclofen for treatment of children with spasticity of cerebral origin.
Robert W. Armstrong,Paul Steinbok,D. Douglas Cochrane,Susan Kube,Susan E. Fife,Kevin Farrell +5 more
TL;DR: The results demonstrate the potential value of continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion for treatment of severe spasticity of cerebral origin, however, this treatment can result in significant complications and more experience is required before the long-term benefits can be determined.
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Family-Centred Functional Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Mary Law,Johanna Darrah,Nancy Pollock,Gillian King,Peter Rosenbaum,Dianne J Russell,Robert Palisano,Susan R. Harris,Robert W. Armstrong,Joe Watt +9 more
TL;DR: Results indicate that children receiving this approach improve in functional performance over the course of intervention and need to continue to enable therapists to develop methods to identify a broader range of factors that enable or constrain task performance.