White matter microstructure and receptive vocabulary in children with cerebral palsy: The role of interhemispheric connectivity. by Olga Laporta-Hoyos, Kerstin Pannek, Alex M Pagnozzi, Simona Fiori, Roslyn N Boyd

“…<h4>Background</h4>Communication and cognitive impairments are common impediments to participation and social functioning in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Bilateral language networks underlie the function of some high-level language-related cognitive functions.…”
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Study protocol: peer delivered early intervention (Learning through Everyday Activities with Parents for Infants at risk of Cerebral Palsy: LEAP-CP) for First Nation Australian infants at high risk of cerebral palsy – an RCT study by Robert S Ware, Yvonne Cadet-James, Koa Whittingham, Roslyn N Boyd, Iona Novak, Tracy Comans, Gulam Khandaker, Alan Ruben, Anthony Smith, Katherine Benfer, Yvette Roe, Leeann Mick-Ramsamy, Margot Bosanquet, Lynda McNamara, Ruth Fagan, Carly Luke, Lucy Fogarty

“…Introduction Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood physical disability with rates approximately 50% higher in First Nations Australian children. …”
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Harnessing neuroplasticity to improve motor performance in infants with cerebral palsy: a study protocol for the GAME randomised controlled trial by Alicia J Spittle, Catherine Morgan, Karen Walker, Rachael L Morton, William Tarnow-Mordi, Nadia Badawi, Roslyn N Boyd, Rod W Hunt, Russell C Dale, Michael C Fahey, Catherine Elliott, Kerstin Pannek, Jane Valentine, Andrea Guzzetta, Emma Stanton, Esther Tantsis, Ashleigh Hines, Adrienne Kirby, Kristina Prelog, Shannon Olivey, Anna te Velde, Monica Toohey

“…Introduction Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability of childhood worldwide. …”
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Identifying relevant biomarkers of brain injury from structural MRI: Validation using automated approaches in children with unilateral cerebral palsy. by Alex M Pagnozzi, Nicholas Dowson, James Doecke, Simona Fiori, Andrew P Bradley, Roslyn N Boyd, Stephen Rose

“…Previous studies have proposed that the early elucidation of brain injury from structural Magnetic Resonance Images (sMRI) is critical for the clinical assessment of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Although distinct aetiologies, including cortical maldevelopments, white and grey matter lesions and ventricular enlargement, have been categorised, these injuries are commonly only assessed in a qualitative fashion. …”
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Participate CP 2: optimising participation in physically active leisure for children with cerebral palsy – protocol for a phase III randomised controlled trial by Robert S Ware, Roslyn N Boyd, Stewart Trost, Leanne Sakzewski, Jenny Ziviani, Iona Novak, Catherine Elliott, Sian Williams, Tracy Comans, Sarah Elizabeth Reedman, Annette Majnemer, Syed Afroz Keramat, Lynda McNamara, Keiko Shikako, Denise Brookes

“…Introduction Children with cerebral palsy (CP) participate less in physical activities and have increased sedentary behaviour compared with typically developing peers. …”
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Correction: Surface-Based fMRI-Driven Diffusion Tractography in the Presence of Significant Brain Pathology: A Study Linking Structure and Function in Cerebral Palsy. by Lee B Reid, Ross Cunnington, Roslyn N Boyd, Stephen E Rose

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ACTIVE STRIDES-CP: protocol for a randomised trial of intensive rehabilitation (combined intensive gait and cycling training) for children with moderate-to-severe bilateral cerebral palsy by Robert S Ware, Roslyn N Boyd, Stewart Trost, Mark D Peterson, Leanne Sakzewski, Iona Novak, Catherine Elliott, Sian Williams, Tracy Comans, Jane Valentine, Sarah Elizabeth Reedman, Rachel Toovey, Megan Kentish, Dayna Pool, Ellen Armstrong, Sean Horan

“…Introduction For children with cerebral palsy (CP), who are marginally ambulant, gross motor capacity peaks between 6 and 7 years of age with a subsequent clinical decline, impacting their ability to engage in physical activity. …”
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School readiness of children at high risk of cerebral palsy randomised to early neuroprotection and neurorehabilitation: protocol for a follow-up study of participants from four randomised clinical trials by Robert S Ware, Catherine Morgan, Nadia Badawi, Koa Whittingham, Roslyn N Boyd, Stewart Trost, Leanne Sakzewski, Sarah Mcintyre, Hayley Smithers Sheedy, Iona Novak, Kerstin Pannek, Tracy Comans, Andrea Burgess, Samudragupta Bora, Kristie Bell, Katherine Benfer, Michael Collingwood Fahey, Alex Pagnozzi, Kirsten Rebecca Palmer, Afroz Keramat, Ashleigh Hines, Laura Gascoigne-Pees, Shaneen Leishman, Stina Oftedal

“…Introduction School readiness includes cognitive, socio-emotional, language and physical growth and development domains which share strong associations with life-course opportunities. Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are at increased risk of poor school readiness compared with their typically developing peers. …”
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Can web-based implementation interventions improve physician early diagnosis of cerebral palsy? Protocol for a 3-arm parallel superiority randomised controlled trial and cost–consequence analysis comparing adaptive and non-adaptive virtual patient instructional designs with control to evaluate effectiveness on physician behaviour, diagnostic skills and patient outcomes by Roslyn N Boyd, Iona Novak, Kim Nguyen, Karen Scott, Margot Bosanquet, Lynda McNamara, Annabel Webb, Elizabeth Farmer

“…Introduction Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood physical disability. …”
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SuPreme Study: a protocol to study the neuroprotective potential of sulfate among very/extremely preterm infants by Catherine Morgan, Stefanie Hennig, Kristen Gibbons, Vicki Flenady, Sailesh Kumar, Pieter Koorts, Nadia Badawi, Roslyn N Boyd, Paul A Dawson, Elizabeth M Hurrion, Manbir Chauhan, Francis Bowling

“…Introduction Antenatal maternal magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) administration is a proven efficacious neuroprotective treatment reducing the risk of cerebral palsy (CP) among infants born preterm. Identification of the neuroprotective component with target plasma concentrations could lead to neonatal treatment with greater efficacy and accessibility.Methods and analysis This is a prospective observational cohort study, in three tertiary Australian centres. …”
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