Thermal imaging signs of spastic forms of cerebral palsy in children 4-7 years: protocol and data analysis

EasyChair Preprint 2112

Abstract

Using infrared thermal imaging, 31 children aged 4-7 years with spastic forms of cerebral palsy were assessed. We provide detailed account of the temperature distribution and its dynamics under a motor load on the spastic muscle groups. The hemiparesis group has temperature asymmetries due to its decrease on the affected side. In the diplegia group there is an inversion of the normal distal-proximal temperature gradient on the limbs. Moderate physical load leads to the enhancement of the initial thermal anomalies. The study suggests how thermal imaging can be used for assessing the results of treatment of patients with cerebral palsy.

Keyphrases: Cerebral Palsy, Thermal Imaging, diplegia, hemiparesis

@booklet{EasyChair:2112,
  author    = {Mikhail Volovik and Gennadii Sheiko and Alexei Kuznetsov},
  title     = {Thermal imaging signs of spastic forms of cerebral palsy in children 4-7 years: protocol and data analysis},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 2112},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2019}}