Making the correct diagnosis by playing a Pokémongame or playing with a ball?

Cerebral Palsy or CP is the most common disorder of movement and posture in children worldwide. Patients are classified based on their motor subtype: spastic, dyskinetic or ataxic. These different motor subtypes are difficult to recognize and symptoms may be similar or overlapping.However, it is important to distinguish these motorsubtypes, since each of them asks for a different approach in treatment.  

In the NEMO KIDS study, our goal is to find an objective measure to distinguish these motor subtypes and their symptoms. Included children participate in two measurements:

• With smart 3D cameras and by measuring the muscle activity and movements, we are trying to quantify the bodymovements.
• The movements of the eyes are a possible clue for which type of motor subtype is present. Children wear speacial glasses which are developed by the Reyedar company. At the same time, the children follow a Pikachu figure on a monitor or they play with a ball.

We are looking forward to the rest of the measurements, and we will keep you posted about the progress on this website and on our LinkedIn pagen. We are also still looking for children between the 6 and 18 years old who would like to participate in our study. Either with or without cerebral palsy, since we are also looking for healthy controls. In case you are interested, please contact us via: [email protected] .