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- •Apex interpersonal touch (IPT) alters locomotor control of head sway in cerebral palsy (CP).
- •Trunk IPT acts in opposition to head IPT in CP.
- •IPT affects typically developed individuals differently than individuals with CP.
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CP (cerebral palsy), GMFCS (Gross Motor Function Classification System), HVS (head velocity sway), IPT (interpersonal touch), TD (typically developed), TVS (trunk velocity sway)Purchase one-time access:
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Supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF; grant no. 01EO1401) and by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft through the TUM International Graduate School of Science and Engineering.
Disclosures: none.