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Kaat Desloovere

Researcher Next ID · RN-039560

Researcher · Engineering

KU Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

Accepting doctoral researchersFunding unknown
Works count
784
Citation count
12,285
H-index
60
i10-index
221

Research interests

Engineering
Health Professions
Medicine
Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
Muscle activation and electromyography studies

Publications

  • European consensus on the concepts and measurement of the pathophysiological neuromuscular responses to passive muscle stretch

    European Journal of Neurology · 2017 · 10.1111/ene.13322

  • European consensus on the concepts and measurement of the pathophysiological neuromuscular responses to passive muscle stretch

    European Journal of Neurology · 2017 · 10.1111/ene.13322

  • Gait analysis: clinical facts.

    PubMed · 2016

  • Spasticity and Its Contribution to Hypertonia in Cerebral Palsy

    BioMed Research International · 2015 · 10.1155/2015/317047

  • Spasticity and Its Contribution to Hypertonia in Cerebral Palsy

    BioMed Research International · 2015 · 10.1155/2015/317047

  • The evidence-base for basic physical therapy techniques targeting lower limb function in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as a conceptual framework

    Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine · 2012 · 10.2340/16501977-0983

  • Clinical characteristics of impaired trunk control in children with spastic cerebral palsy

    Research in Developmental Disabilities · 2012 · 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.08.015

  • The evidence-base for basic physical therapy techniques targeting lower limb function in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as a conceptual framework

    Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine · 2012 · 10.2340/16501977-0983

  • Clinical characteristics of impaired trunk control in children with spastic cerebral palsy

    Research in Developmental Disabilities · 2012 · 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.08.015

  • Body of evidence supporting the clinical use of 3D multisegment foot models: A systematic review

    Gait & Posture · 2011 · 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.12.018

  • A clinical tool to measure trunk control in children with cerebral palsy: The Trunk Control Measurement Scale

    Research in Developmental Disabilities · 2011 · 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.06.012

  • Body of evidence supporting the clinical use of 3D multisegment foot models: A systematic review

    Gait & Posture · 2011 · 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.12.018

  • Freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: The impact of dual‐tasking and turning

    Movement Disorders · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.23327

  • Upper limb motor and sensory impairments in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Can they be measured reliably?

    Disability and Rehabilitation · 2010 · 10.3109/09638280903171469

  • Upper limb motor and sensory impairments in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Can they be measured reliably?

    Disability and Rehabilitation · 2010 · 10.3109/09638280903171469

  • Botulinum toxin assessment, intervention and after‐care for lower limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy: international consensus statement

    European Journal of Neurology · 2010 · 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.03126.x

  • The updated European Consensus 2009 on the use of Botulinum toxin for children with cerebral palsy

    European Journal of Paediatric Neurology · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2009.09.005

  • How can push-off be preserved during use of an ankle foot orthosis in children with hemiplegia? A prospective controlled study

    Gait & Posture · 2006 · 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.08.003

  • How can push-off be preserved during use of an ankle foot orthosis in children with hemiplegia? A prospective controlled study

    Gait & Posture · 2006 · 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.08.003

  • The use of rhythmic auditory cues to influence gait in patients with Parkinson's disease, the differential effect for freezers and non-freezers, an explorative study

    Disability and Rehabilitation · 2006 · 10.1080/09638280500386569

  • Do dynamic and static clinical measurements correlate with gait analysis parameters in children with cerebral palsy?

    Gait & Posture · 2005 · 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.10.008

  • Quantitative Gait Analysis in Parkinson’s Disease: Comparison With a Healthy Control Group

    Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · 2005 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2004.08.012

  • Electromyographic profiles of gait prior to onset of freezing episodes in patients with Parkinson's disease

    Brain · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awh189

  • A randomized study of combined botulinum toxin type A and casting in the ambulant child with cerebral palsy using objective outcome measures

    European Journal of Neurology · 2001 · 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2001.00040.x

  • A randomized study of combined botulinum toxin type A and casting in the ambulant child with cerebral palsy using objective outcome measures

    European Journal of Neurology · 2001 · 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2001.00040.x

  • Abnormalities of the spatiotemporal characteristics of gait at the onset of freezing in Parkinson's disease

    Movement Disorders · 2001 · https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.1206

Current projects

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